George, this reminds me of a problem I has with an 83 Blazaer. The
charcoal canister clogged and the car would have the running problems that
you described. I bought a canister from the junkyard and it fixed the
problem. See my other post for another possible explanation.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'71 BGT ever so slowly turning into a V8
'63 Buick 215
"Aerodynamics are for people who cannot build engines"
Enzo Ferrari
On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, George Cahlik wrote:
> 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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