[Spridgets] 1275 starting issues

[HealeyRick]

LU-206 is the Standard #.  Don't know if it's a Blue Streak or not.

Rick Neville

On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Brad Fornal <tequila.brad at gmail.com> wrote:

> I want to thank all of the helpful replies to my conundrum. It turns out
> that much of the problem was of my own doing. At some point, and I don't
> know when, I had gotten plug wires 3 and 4 reversed. After chasing every
> other avenue, I looked online, and found a photo of a 1275 spark plug
> wiring. That helped me to see the error of my ways. A turn of the key,
> after a shot of ether, and it fired right up. It idles rough, and will die
> easily when coaxed forward. I see the need for a new condenser before I
> begin my fall drives. Can anyone readily supply the part number for the
> Standard Blue Streak condenser? No one local stocks them any more, so I
> will need to surf the web to obtain one.
> And for those that offered the excellent suggestion of tequila, THAT was
> applied to the mechanic over a celebratory supper, via a Dos-a-Rita.
> A large margarita, with a small bottle of Dos Eques lager upside down in
> the middle. I don't drink Corona, so this was a lovely discovery.
> Thanks to all of you, as many prepare your cars for a long winters nap.
>
> On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 9:27 PM, HealeyRick via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> The hell with the gas, spray the tequila right into the carbies!
>>
>> Rick Neville
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 6:16 PM, Jon Paschke via Spridgets <
>> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Brad, give it a shot of gas right into the carbs.
>>>
>>> Jon
>>>
>>> On 10/22/2017 12:01 PM, Brad Fornal via Spridgets wrote:
>>>
>>> Back in March, the 1275 in our 68 Sprite had been running hot. In
>>> preparation for vacation, and the warming weather, I put off driving it.
>>> Now, I am trying to get it running to enjoy in these cooler evenings, but
>>> it won't start
>>> Distributor spindle is set properly, points are clean and sparking.
>>> Spark at the plugs, valves are all set correctly, and I can't get it to
>>> even cough on ether.
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
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