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After several months of why isn't this working. Why can't I get Bugsy to run right. Why am I backfiring and have no power, will I ever get him right again I finally resorted to bringing Bugsy to see Steve Miller at MG Automotive here in Dayton. Bugsy has been starting but no power, misses, backfires, running on two cylinders at low speed, and general worrisome behavior. I fired up Bugsy this AM and limped 5 miles over to Steve's shop. And yes I'm fortunate to have someone that close who knows these cars.
Steve discovered issue with carbs that involved shimming a Grosse Jet on the back carb. Cleaning out some general crud, adjusting float levels, and overall carb maintenance that it takes lots of experience to perfect. Got the carbs fixed up and still had a bad miss, played with timing and just for the heck of it pulled the dizzy to check point gap. Son of a gun, points just absolutely gone. Now I replaced points I swear at the beginning of this journey in August to figure out what was wrong with Bugsy. Somehow points got good and cooked and burnt. No clue as to how as I've got minimum amounts of time as engine just has not been running right. Anyway, a change of points and Vroom, Vroom and running well once again. It's been such a long time since I got to take the back curvy roads back to the house I took the long way home this morning. And smiling once again after hearing those magic vroom, vroom sounds. It's crappy, rainy, and 44 degrees this afternoon in Dayton, I don't care, Bugsy is going to run a bunch of errands this afternoon.
PS. Looks like a valve job in the not too distant future. Back carbs aren't getting enough vacumm and I know compression is down on #3 and not as bad on #4. Floats do not rise at the same speed and even at constant speed back carb isn't opening as wide as the front. They are close but definitely an issue considering compression differences between the front of the engine and the back. Another winter project to be sure. In the meantime Vroom, Vroom.
Steve discovered issue with carbs that involved shimming a Grosse Jet on the back carb. Cleaning out some general crud, adjusting float levels, and overall carb maintenance that it takes lots of experience to perfect. Got the carbs fixed up and still had a bad miss, played with timing and just for the heck of it pulled the dizzy to check point gap. Son of a gun, points just absolutely gone. Now I replaced points I swear at the beginning of this journey in August to figure out what was wrong with Bugsy. Somehow points got good and cooked and burnt. No clue as to how as I've got minimum amounts of time as engine just has not been running right. Anyway, a change of points and Vroom, Vroom and running well once again. It's been such a long time since I got to take the back curvy roads back to the house I took the long way home this morning. And smiling once again after hearing those magic vroom, vroom sounds. It's crappy, rainy, and 44 degrees this afternoon in Dayton, I don't care, Bugsy is going to run a bunch of errands this afternoon.
PS. Looks like a valve job in the not too distant future. Back carbs aren't getting enough vacumm and I know compression is down on #3 and not as bad on #4. Floats do not rise at the same speed and even at constant speed back carb isn't opening as wide as the front. They are close but definitely an issue considering compression differences between the front of the engine and the back. Another winter project to be sure. In the meantime Vroom, Vroom.
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