[Spridgets] Help Needed - Fuel or Electrical Issue?

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Start cheapest and/or easiest. Fuel filter; get a clear plastic one or a
recleanable glass one. http://www.nfauto.co.uk/fuel_filter.htm

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of James Gruber
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 10:32 AM
To: Spridgets Digest
Subject: [Spridgets] Help Needed - Fuel or Electrical Issue?

 

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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