Thanks for the advice David,
I fixed the webpage, I forgot how unforgiving netscape is to sloppy code (what
I get for writing personal pages at work)
When I turn on the ignition (without starting the engine) the fuel pump turns
on and that canister you speak of that I have a picture of, pours... I mean
POURS gasoline. I'm guessing the Midget has about a 6 gallon gas tank, and
conservatively speaking, makes 20 mpg in the city. I filled the tank up when I
got it, drove about 40 miles MAX, and now I have about a quarter tank of gas.
There might be a bigger leak elsewhere, but I'm almost certain this cannister
is excessively losing gas, but I could very easily be wrong.
Thx.
George
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On 7/19/00, at 4:16 PM, David Councill wrote:
>George,
>
>Your link just displayed a black page. However, I did manage to check the
>two pictures. The first one is just a charcoal canister to absorb gas
>fumes. The fitting at the bottom normally has a rubber hose that allows the
>canister to vent (or release gas overflow) under the car. So this part is
>not really relevant to your problem.
>
>The second picture shows what looks like dual SU carbs. The part circled is
>your choke cable. If the choke was engaged your fuel mixture would be too
>rich and could account for your symptoms. However, once the car cooled
>down, it would then run fine until it warmed up again.
>
>Your problem could be fuel related. Or maybe its in the points and/or
>timing. Either way, its something that would be best if you fixed it
>yourself. You should purchase a good manual like the Haynes manual for
>assistance. You could also post your location - maybe a lister is nearby
>that could help show you the fundamentals of tuning the car.
>
>To check your carbs, you can have someone pull the choke in and out.
>Observe how it pulls the jet down and make sure that when the choke is
>pushed in all the way, the jets go back up flush with the fuel mixture nuts
>(at least this is how the HS4 carbs do it). The picture really looks like
>HS4 carbs to me but I thought they only went up to 1972. Maybe a lister can
>correct me on that - the picture in question is:
>http://home.earthlink.net/~styloroc2000/george3.gif
>
>David
>67 BGT
>71 BGT
>
>At 04:00 PM 7/19/2000 -0500, George Cahlik wrote:
>>Hello Everyone,
>>Let me introduce myself. My name is George, I am 21 and I've been
>>wanthing an LBC ever since my father sold his triumph when I was 4. I am
>>new to cars in general, but I've always wanted to learn mechanics and
>>whatnot. It wasn't until now that I could afford a car and I figured if
>>I were to get a car, I'm going to get a car that I actually want rather
>>than out of convinience, there is some sort of romanticism to that.
>>
>>Well I finally got my hands on a '74 MG Midget, it's beautiful. Has
>>50,000 original miles on it, pretty much everything on it is original,
>>including interior, paint, and engine, and it was taken well care of by a
>>sunday driver. I suppose this could be a good and bad thing.
>>
>>Anyways.
>>
>>I anxiously awaited the arrival of my MG, and last Sunday I finally got
>>it. It _ran_ perfect. I drove it easily (I wasn't going to let my dream
>>die too quickly) and that evening I finally gave into pressure to teach my
>>girlfriend how to drive a stick. The car, in the hands of someone
>>accustomed to automatic transmissions, naturally stalled out the first
>>couple of times. I also had a hard time teaching her how to shift from
>>2nd to 3rd. So, generally, our ride was a little rough, but that was to
>>be expected. After about 45 minutes of abuse, and a stall, I tried to
>>start up the car, and it startd to run rough and backfired. Scared, I
>>decided to quit the lesson and I had a horrible time trying to get home, I
>>couldn't achieve the power to go above 40 mph.
>>
>>I couldn't figure out what was wrong. Yesterday I took a few pictures
>>hoping someone could help me out. What I think happened (now keep in
>>mind, I know NOTHING about mechanics aside from what I learned in physics
>>classes in high school) is that the hose from the fuel filter came loose
>>or broke and too much oxygen and not enough gas was getting to the engine,
>>which caused it to backfire.
>>
>>I made a small webpage with my images of what I believe is the problem at
>>this site:
>>http://home.earthlink.net/~styloroc2000/midget.html
>>
>>I really hope someone can help me, I honestly can not afford a good import
>>mechanic and I think this would be a good learning experience anyways.
>>
>>I would also like to know what is the proper amperage/voltage resistance
>>for the fuses in the Midget. The car came with 25amp fuses (I forget the
>>voltage), but the person who sold it to me gave me 30amp fuses. I know
>>25 amps is safer, but what is sufficient?
>>
>>Thx.
>>George
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