[Spridgets] Sudden stop

[John O'Brien]

I should have mentioned I have Pertronix ignition.

 

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From: Bill Masquelier [mailto:billmasq at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 10:48 PM
To: banjojohn at cox.net; spridget list
Subject: RE: [Spridgets] Sudden stop

 

For lack of any good idea I think that you might want to check your points;
gap, dwell, whatever. I won't say that this is the problem but it might be a
good place to start looking. You want your dwell to be about 50, seeing that
would be a better test than checking the gap (although checking the gap
would be a good start too).
BillM

> From: banjojohn at cox.net
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:20:05 -0500
> Subject: [Spridgets] Sudden stop
> 
> Hi Spridget think tank:
> 
> I was having a great time with my Sprite this summer until a problem
> developed. I was driving home one day when suddenly the engine just died.
> I coasted to the curb and called my wife to tell her I was having trouble.
> Engine would crank but not even try to start again. I sat for 4-5 minutes
> and then tried again. It started right up and ran perfectly normal the
rest
> of the way home. I have had it do the same thing the last 2 times out.
> Runs fine for 15 - 20 minutes. Then suddenly dies. After a few minutes it
> starts right up again and runs normally. I'm worried that it is going to
> quit and not come back to life the next time. The only work I had done
> recently was to drop the fuel tank to reseal around the sender. It had
been
> leaking when filled. 
> 
> Any ideas of what's going on? I thought the coil might be going bad, so I
> replaced it. It happened again after. I haven't been able to determine if
> it's fuel or spark because it comes back to life before I can really try
any
> tests. I have a clear fuel filter which is full of fuel when I look. I put
> in new Grose jets this spring. 
> 
> Thanks for any ideas
> 
> John O'Brien
> 
> '65 300 Mk III
> 
> '61 Bugeye Sprite (1275)
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