[Spridgets] Kristi's Midget

[Kristi & Lambert]

The tach stays at the correct RPM's.  Unfortunately the car is "stuck" at my
Dad's since that was the place we took it to the night we had problems.  I
have been having this problem for several years now but never this bad.  When
it first started happening it was like I lost all umfff to go while
accelerating.  I could put the gas pedal to the floor and nothing really would
happen and then all of a sudden everything would kick in and things would be
fine.

The float bowls have been cleaned and the carbs where even changed at one
point with a whole different set of carbs.  I have had one of the guru's of
carbs (Kevin V.) help with getting the car back after the changing of the
carbs.  That is the weird thing is because it was acting up on the way to New
Jersey (a 2 hour drive) but while driving ended up driving well and even
seemed like there was no "bucking."  Then on the way home it was horrible.

Hope this helps.  I am taking every suggestion and then when we finally get a
chance to get back to the car we will work on everything.

Dad - chime in here if you think it will help.


Kristi & Lambert
'74 RWA Midget
'77 RB Midget



On Mar 25, 2011, at 2:30 PM, an5.sprite at gmail.com wrote:

> When the problem happens does your tach drop to zero or stay at the correct
rpm? If it drops I would look for an electric problem first.
>
> Did you get it working with the second distributor?
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kristi & Lambert <kristi74midget at comcast.net>
> Sender: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:00:26
> To: Pete Chast<pchast at francomm.com>
> Cc: Spridget List<spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Kristi's Midget
>
> There is no uniformity at all.  THe only thing that seems to be common is
that
> it always happens when trying to accelerate.  When at a constant speed it
is
> not to bad but the minute the gas pedal is even barely touched it starts
the
> "bucking"
>
>
> Kristi & Lambert
> '74 RWA Midget
> '77 RB Midget
>
>
>
> On Mar 25, 2011, at 12:57 PM, Pete Chast wrote:
>
>> You have done all the major things. Its probably down now to looking for a
> bad wire connection
>> or a hot spot causing a vapor lock.....
>>
>> Is it a quick rhythmic buck or does it have no uniformity to the pulse?
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:35:48 -0400, Kristi & Lambert
> <kristi74midget at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Reposted on Spridget List with the permission of Larry Macy.
>>>
>>>
>> <snip>
>>> is back at the "bucking" as she called it.
>> <snip>
>>> bucking.
>> <snip>
>>> place.
>> <snip>
>>> (surge) the just quits for a second (bucks). If over 40 - 45 mph, it
> starts
>>> backfiring, with flame and everything from the tail pipe.
>> <snip>
>>> 2 best OSHITers available working on it today. ANd then on the way home
it
>>> screwed up.
>> <snip>
>>> full throttle)
>> <snip>
>>> deliver enough to run on at higher RPM. so it starves the carbs for a
> second
>>> (bucks) and the refills them ( surge).
>> <snip>
>>> you doubt Frank and Kevin, tell them, not me)
>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Since all of this the dizzy has been changed out with another dizzy and
we
>>> lost spark.  "New" dizzy was 180 degrees out so wires were changed.  Put
> the
>>> "old" dizzy back in and wires switched back and still no spark.
>>>
>>>
>>> Kristi & Lambert
>>> '74 RWA Midget
>>> '77 RB Midget
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