After months of tinkering with and rebuilding the carbureator, I got
my '79 MGB (single Zentih carb) RUNNING !!!! Took it out for a spin !!!
The fire is still alive!!!
But, (that telltale transition), friends of the MG list, I need
your help. The car is very, very, very hard to start. It is reluctant to
fire and takes about 15-20 seconds of continuous cranking to begin to fire.
Then when it does start, the engine seems very sluggish until the rpms
exceed 2000. Once it passes 2000, the engine comes alive.
When it finally did start, the engine blew/burned a fair amount of
oil producing white smoke. After about five (5) miles, the white smoke
stopped altogether. Other symptoms: the exhaust is tainted black and and if
the rpms drop below ~1800, the engine tends to shut itself off.
Can anyone tell me what I need to do??? Where do I go from here??
Why is it so hard to start?? Is it the timing?? the ignition?? WHy does it
smoke so?? Is it running too rich?? I have adjusted the carb float and the
air idle mix according to the book. (That is how I finally got it to run!)
Any comments will be much appreciated. Thanks
TTFN !
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Tim Moses, Esq. U.S.N.A. 1986 www.csra.net/moses
Live from Augusta, Georgia - the 77th largest city in the USA
We're a Hole in One !
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