Jim -
Don't tell the Concours committee!!!
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:08 PM, <healeymanjim@hansencc.net> wrote:
> spent saturday morning helping a club member get his MGB running correctly.
> he had stated that it would not idle and he and some other MG owners had
> tuned it up and had tried to adjust the carbs. it had been sitting a few
> months so i cruised on over in the bn6 to check it out. i took my
> compression guage and timing light as i suspected a burnt valve. took the
> plugs out to do compression check and noticed they were new champions. my
> suspicions were aroused, especially as the compression check was good.
> started engine and it was running rough at high idle. plug wires had not
> been replaced so decided to check plugs and wires by pulling each wire to
> tests rpm drop. #4 no change. swapped #2 and #4 plug, now #2 no change.
> suspicions confirmed. got set of NGK and installed them. all four
> cylinders now firing. trash canned the champions, timed the distributor and
> adjusted carbs. engine smooth as any 4 cylinder now. CAVEAT EMPTOR. hjim
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