You have lost the idle circuit on one bank of the carb or have plugged a
muffler on a dual exhaust. Mouse nest???The intake is a dual
plane............
At 09:08 PM 6/3/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Al,
>
> I can't imagine how this might help but I could'nt help noticing
>these cylinder numbers are every other one in the firing order, which is 1
>8 4 3 6 5 7 2. Does that suggest anything???
>
>Regards,
>Dave Kernberger
>
>--------------------------------------------------
>
>
>>> My '67 MGB-V8 (215 Buick) has developed a miss. If I pull wires 3, 5, 2 or
>>8
>>> off it doesn't make any difference in the way the engine idles. This is
>>what I
>>> have done so far.
>>>
>>> 1. Replaced the spark plugs. They were dark.
>>> 2. Replaced coil with an older one
>>> 3. Checked the resistance on the spark plug
>>wires.
>>> All read 3 ohms
>>> 4. Replaced fuel pump with new one the Autozone
>>> gave to me.
>>> 5. Hooked coil directly to battery
>>> 6. Checked compression on all cylinders. My
>>> compression gauges isn't very good but they all read between 120 and 130.
>>> 7. Took the valve covers off and all of the
>>valves
>>> open and close.
>>> 8. Pulled all of the sparkplug wires off one at a
>>> time. There is no change when I pull off 3, 5, 2 and 8.
>>> 9. According the dwell meter it's got 30 degrees
>>of
>>> dwell.
>>> 10. Timing is set at 10 degrees BTDC.
>>> 11. Also took top of carburetor off. Everything
>>> looks OK.
>>>
>>> Today I replaced the sparkplug wires with new ones. Yesterday I installed
>>a
>>> Pertronics Ignitor and a new Pertonics coil. Still no change.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Al
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