[Spridgets] Help Needed - Fuel or Electrical Issue?

[Jim Hammack]

I had the same problem with my '67.  Turned out to be the electrical 
connection at the pump.

James Gruber wrote:
> I just had this for the 2nd time in 2 days with Bugsy. 68 Sprite with 1098. Driving along, engine is running really sweet, sound absolutely fine and is pulling strong. All of a sudden power starts to drop off, at least 1 cylinder drops out and then the engine sloly starts missing worse and then just dies. I pull over to the side of the road, turn the key, hear fuel pump tick, and engine fires up and I can drive on without a miss. 
> Now the only thing done to the engine recently was taking off the stock air filter cans and I am running with just filter base, filters on, with a cap plate on top of the filters to secure them in place. I would think that more airflow would tend to lean out the engine and I would need to adjust mixture but not to the extent that engine just completly dies.
> But then starts up again after it craps out.
> I'm thinking either fuel filter is clogged and needs changing. I can't recall ever changing fuel filter in 9 years or electric fuel pump is starting to crap out. I'm thinking Faucet or something similiar is back under the PS rear fender area.
> Thoughts or ideas. Got the back yard to cut and I'm hoping this list has some ideas for me when I return in about 45 minutes. 75 degrees and sunny, I want to go cruising but now worried about straying far from home. Help!!!! 
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