Dave Richards
Jedi Knight
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So, my son buys a '78 'B' (yes, I'm jealous)and picks it up this morning.
It's been running daily, or at least wee(a)kly.
He starts it and starts to drive it home...five miles, or so, it backfires twice and stalls...won't re-start. (Tows it 10 hours home.) Dad, the car won't start! Turn it over, sure enough, car won't start.
Dad checks for fuel flow... disconnects fuel line and turns key, accidentally turns key to "start" and car fires right up! Dad reconnects fuel line, touches the key and vroom, car starts instantly and runs at high idle. uummm.
Car runs for five minutes, or so and starts to die, touch gas, and engine dies. Turn key, not starting...
So what's up?
Car has a weird ignition "module" (aftermarket, according to PO) All of my experience is with 1967-1969 MGBs, no fancy ignition stuff there.
Can the choke system on the Stromberg carb cause this sort of thing? (stalling when it gets warm)
It's been running daily, or at least wee(a)kly.
He starts it and starts to drive it home...five miles, or so, it backfires twice and stalls...won't re-start. (Tows it 10 hours home.) Dad, the car won't start! Turn it over, sure enough, car won't start.
Dad checks for fuel flow... disconnects fuel line and turns key, accidentally turns key to "start" and car fires right up! Dad reconnects fuel line, touches the key and vroom, car starts instantly and runs at high idle. uummm.
Car runs for five minutes, or so and starts to die, touch gas, and engine dies. Turn key, not starting...
So what's up?
Car has a weird ignition "module" (aftermarket, according to PO) All of my experience is with 1967-1969 MGBs, no fancy ignition stuff there.
Can the choke system on the Stromberg carb cause this sort of thing? (stalling when it gets warm)