I have never worked on the Z-S carbs, but it sounds like your float bowls are
not being kept full. Partially plugged fuel filter?
On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Steve Conley wrote:
> I've got a '76 Roadster w/Z-S carb that I've got a stubborn problem to fix.
> When I'm cruisin down the freeway, all of a sudden the power drops way down
> and I can't go above 40mph. There is no back-firing, rough running just no
> umph. Then I pull over to the side of the road (still running) and idle for
> a little bit and then it clears up and I'm able to drive a while longer. I
> replaced the fuel pump thinking that it was the problem, I made it 50 miles
> but the problem returned. I'm going to try to work on it tomorrow. Any
> suggestions?
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> Steve Conley
> Marysville, WA USA
> '76 MGB Roadster
> swconley@foxinternet.net
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