[Spridgets] Fuel take carbon and vapor filters

[Guy Weller]

Ahh!  Sorry, My comments about "reading" the Tach of course don't apply with
mechanical ones!

It could still be the valves binding if the clearances are a bit tight.

Guy

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Laird [mailto:jlaird237 at cox.net]
Sent: 09 July 2008 13:27
To: Guy Weller; 'Bill L'; 'Leo'
Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fuel take carbon and vapor filters


It is a Bugeye, one maybe the nicest restoration I have seen. All orginal or
better. Mechanical tac, standard everything.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Weller" <guy.weller at tiscali.co.uk>
To: "'Bill L'" <pythias at pacifier.com>; "'Leo'" <60bugeye at cebridge.net>
Cc: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fuel take carbon and vapor filters


> Leo,
> If it is an electrical misfire then the tachometer needle will thrash
> around. If it is fuel / vapour lock etc then the revs will drop as it
> misfires but the needle won't thrash about so much.
> But it could be valves sticking as they get hot. Is it a standard camshaft
> and what clearance are you running the tappets at?
>
> Guy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces+guy.weller=tiscali.co.uk at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces+guy.weller=tiscali.co.uk at autox.team.net]On
> Behalf
> Of Bill L
> Sent: 09 July 2008 05:08
> To: Leo
> Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fuel take carbon and vapor filters
>
>
> Hello Leo,
>
>     I too am leaning toward coil. 10 minutes shouldn't be long enough
>     to vapor lock it, I would think. however it is long enough for
>     the coil to heat up and start acting .... ODD...
>
>     and its an easy enough thing to check. Swap coils .. i've heard
>     of the coil being broken not enough to see right where the the
>     low tension leads connect.... .. ALSO .. CHANGE the CONDENSOR!
>     that too will cause similar problems, and the only way to check
>     it is to change it....
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Bill L.                           mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
>
> '66 Sprite MKIII HAN8L49403   "the red thing"
>
>  File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N)
>


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