On Sun, 04 Jan 1998 17:41:10 -0600 Alan Lott <lottala@mail.auburn.edu>
writes:
>The poor LBC is choking to death every time I accelerate (at least
>thats
>what it sounds like). The car idles and will rev smoothly while
>sitting
>still without any missing, spitting, backfiring, or faultering. Once
>in
>gear and the car starts to move, however, it coughs and spits and
>stumbles
>horribly until I stop accelerating and hold the RPMs steady (while it
>is
>stumbling, the alternator light is blinking in sync with the
>sputtering and
>the radio is turning off and on...also in sync. I tried disconnecting
>the
>alternator...this did nothing). At constant RPM, at any speed and in
>any
>gear, it runs wonderfully. The choke is functioning, and the position
>has
>no effect on the sputtering. The carbs were rerbuilt by Jim Taylor in
>Oklahoma just a few months ago and the car ran fine for over a month
>after
>I reinstalled them. I've replaced the plugs, checked the timing and
>points
>gap, and checked for fuel flow.
>
>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and I'll say "Thanks!"
>in
>advance.
>
>A reply to the list is fine, or feel free to contact me directly if
>you like.
>
>Regards,
>
>Alan Lott
>Auburn University
>
>1971 MGB
Alan,
Check the connection on the back of the the tachometer. If you loose
power there, the ignition cuts off.
Otherwise, check each and every connection in the ignition circuit.
Something is loose and the vibrations of the car running is causing a
loss of power.
Good luck
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
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