Sounds like an intermittant (sp?) electrical problem. Check the ignition wires
and connectors - particularly on the switch (key), coil, and distributor. Other
than that I can't be of much help. Motorhead is not far north of you - about 1
to 1 1/2 hr. drive, and they seem to know what they are doing. Another hour
north - in Maytown PA is a guy named tom that is good at a shop called European
imports.
Phil Bates
"Michael E. Blair" wrote:
> My car use to run for about 20 minutes then start popping and sputtering. I
> could shut it down for a few minutes then it would run again for 20 mins. I
> replaced fuel lines, plugs, cap, rotor, fuel filter, fuel pump, coil, wires,
> rebuilt and rejetted the carb(Mikuni), tore the fuel tank out and had it
> cleaned and probably did other things I can't think of now. I thought it was
> fixed as the other day it ran for close to an hr. Today I get in it and it
> barely makes it a block, sputters and shuts off. Won't even start at this
> point. So, I sit for a few minutes then the car fires up and drives off. I
> then drive it for about 15 mins, park it, get back in it and again it barely
> makes it a block. I am getting very frustrated! I doubt this is even a
> problem I could take to a garage because it is intermittent and I don't know
> if they would even see the problem unless they drove it til it shut off.
> This problem doesn't seem to happen if it just sits and idles.
>
> Any more tips on where to look for trouble? Also, I am in the
> Hagerstown/Frederick area of Maryland, any good MG garages around here?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
> 78B
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