[Spridgets] Misfiring engine

[Guy R Day]

Compression test?
Dizzy cap tracking after getting wet?  (Look at in the dark.)
Plug leads breaking up if carbon string type?
All of the traditional misfire reasons and it was just Murphy's Law that you 
had fitted rev counter and it was raining.

Guy R Day


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan" <alan.east-jones at ntlworld.com>
To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 9:27 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Misfiring engine


> Any thoughts on this ?  I have some ideas but will listen to others  !
> Driving in torrential rain home  from Midget 50 ,  engine started
> misfiring at around 3500 rpm.hot.
>   I had fitted an RVC  neg earth rev counter prior to the event and
> drove there on motorway at 60mph aprox  with two of us in the car and
> soft top up. Snakeman Brad suggested removing last thing fitted prior
> to the problem, the rev counter, so I did. With engine cold the misfire
> is still there but at 4200 rpm with and without rev counter connected.
>  Another suggestion is the condensor - I will replace that now -  but
> my gut feeling is valve seat recession.
> Any more ideas ?  TIA
> Alan Warwick UK
>
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