[Spridgets] Won't Idle

[rrengineer.mike]

     As I said, the next day the car ran normal. Go figure.  The vacuum advance line was still intact.  Everything is mounted tightly.  You tell me why it decided to do this just one time.       My only other concern is constant blue smoke from the tail pipe on a relatively new engine.  Have to find out if is rings or valve guide seals.  Gerard built the short block and knowing his meticulous building skill, I am leaning towards the valve seals/guides.       Why couldn't I be into 240 Z cars or Porsche instead of these quirky loveable Brit cars?Mike MacLean


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-------- Original message --------
From: David Ambrose via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> 
Date: 10/25/2015  01:08  (GMT-08:00) 
To: spridgets at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Won't Idle 


    

      The facet pumps give a constant tap tap tap when running
      regardless of whether they've got fuel or not. It's pretty
      annoying especially if you solid mounted the pump. I'm thinking
      about going back to an SU pump for this reason. Newer fuel hose is
      formulated to resist the ethanol in the gas. 

      

      The first thing I'd look for is a vacuum line that's come loose;
      PCV valve and distributor vacuum advance. 

      

      Dave Ambrose

      

      On 10/24/2015 1:27 AM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets wrote:

    
    
      
             Took
          the Bugeye out to run an errand tonight.  Could not get it to
          idle. As soon as I took my foot off the gas it would die.  I
          recently had a problem with the ethanol in the gas plugging up
          the fuel system after leaving it sit in the garage for a few
          months without starting it.  I installed a new Facet fuel
          pump, but I can hear the new pump going constantly behind me
          like the tank is almost empty, but according to the fuel gauge
          it had at least a 1/4 tank left.  As long as I kept my foot in
          it and did not stop anywhere, it ran like a scalded cat.  That
          new 1275 that I installed a few thousand miles ago is finally
          breaking in.  I was going to replace the fuel tank. (I have a
          new one ready to paint and install), but I got it running by
          draining the old ethanol laced gas and filling the tank with
          100 octane ethanol free gas.  I thought I cleaned the fuel
          system out of the ethanol.  It ran great for a while. It did
          die a couple of times, but started right up again and would
          idle, now I have to keep revving the throttle at the stop
          light to keep it running.  I hate this Kalifornia gas.
        Mike
          MacLean
        60 Sprite
        56 BN2

        
      
      

      
      

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