marcel chichak wrote:
> BMC B series engine with shallow dish pistons, modified head at 9.75:1, 270
> Piper cam, twin HS6 with K&N filters, Maniflow LCB, Hitachi electronic
> distributor. The power plant has about 2000 miles on it and I've been fine
> tuning it all that time. It now makes excellent HP, excellent MPG, about 30
> mi/imperial gallon but it simply will not stop running-on when shut off!
You might consider the possibility that you have exceeded the
compression ratio the engine will perform well with. I didn't
catch the year of your car, but later MGBs have both a lower compression
ratio AND an anti run-on valve, both of which address that
problem.
If you have an anti-runon valve, I would check that it is working,
if you don't, I would consider installing one.
Obviously, use the best gas you can. My Midget will run on
unless I use Sunoco 94 or Pioneer 93. Even $5 of the wrong gas
to get me to the right gas station will cause run-on.
--
Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
"You only say that when I've made an appalling cock-up." - Jim Hacker
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