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  1. B

    Cold Start Problems BN7

    Working on a friend's BN7 with H8(maybe HD8) carbs. When trying to cold start it will do a quick hit and die for a while then when it finally does start it spits and pops through the carbs. After it is warmed up, everything it smooth other than it hesitates when pulling off from a full stop...
  2. Sopwith_Camel

    Cranky but not cranking

    ok Im baffled. i dont think electricity is flowing through the block. it cranks like the battery is low one turn and stop. if the battery is freshly topped up it will run for an instance. New battery wire, I've tryed two starter moters, i have replaced the ground strap. two different...
  3. John-Glen

    TR6 TR6 Only starts when being jumped

    Hello Everyone, My 1972 TR6 is having dificulties waking from its winter slumber. It will only start when jumped from another vehicle. I tried 3 different batteries all same result. It would then run on its own but die when I removed the ground from the negative terminal. While running it would...
  4. Sopwith_Camel

    MGB-GT running when parked

    well the weather is warm (6c) and a bit rainy here. my home town of Lexington mass. is with out power and under snow. the B, last october ran , but struggled up the hill. november and Decmber were "fun"in cancer ward. so now I cant get the B started. Iv put in fresh gas, it has a new Dizzy...
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