[Spridgets] 1275 starting issues

[brian]

Old gas will make it run rough.  If the tank is not full, you might
try topping it off.
Brian

On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 10:29 AM, HealeyRick via Spridgets
<spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> LU-206 is the Standard #.  Don't know if it's a Blue Streak or not.
>
> Rick Neville
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> 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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