At 11:18 AM 6/20/97 EDT, you wrote:
>
>On Thu, 19 Jun 1997 17:16:32 -0500 Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com> writes:
>>Help!
>>
>>'73 MGB (HIF-4's) been running great until today. This morning - it
>>started
>>running rough at a light about 1.5 miles from home - actually stumbled
>>and
>>stalled. Restarting required choke - unusual for this distance with
>>70
>>degree ambient temperature. I continued in to work - another 6 miles
>>-
>>requiring 1/2 choke to keep it from popping and sputtering.
>>
>>The ride home (84 degrees ambient) required a small amount of choke
>>the full
>>way also. In examining the carbs - the rear is VERY hot to the touch
>>and
>>the piston appears to be approx. 1/16 - 1/8 inch higher with flow
>>balanced
>>between the two. Any ideas as to what could get the rear carb so hot
>>(compared to the front)?
>>
>>One other thing - now that the temperature is on the rise - the
>>temperature
>>gauge looks on the low side of normal - not sure what t-stat (if any)
>>is in
>>there - that's one of this weekend's tasks as well.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Rich Mason
>>'73B
>
Rich, check to see if you have the return springs mounted inside the SU
covers. If one or both are missing, the piston may not be returning
properly and thus, your engine could run rough and/or stall.
Craig Wiper
craigw@sonic.net
http://www.sonic.net/~craigw
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