Hooray for Barney. Surely raw fuel coming out of the canister *must* be
caused by the float valves stuck open, which will also raise the level of
fuel in the jets giving a rich mixture? Two problems, one cause - or
possibly two causes if both float valves are stuck - possibly by debris
stirred up by the, erm, stick-shift novice.
How many springs have you got in the area of the carb linkages? I don't
know the Midget but on my MGB there are three on the throttle (one on each
cam and one on the cable clamp) and one on the choke cable clamp. I can't
see one on the choke in your picture.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: George Cahlik <styloroc2000@earthlink.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:00 PM
Subject: My First Post, LBC, and...Problem.
> 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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