Double check the spark at the plug. Have an assistant
intermittently spray Quick Start into the air intakes while
cranking. Worked well for me until I got the bugeye fuel pump
sorted out (after a long period it wouldn't prime itself).
Mike L
60A,67E,59Bug
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Walter <mwalter@hbci.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: March 19, 2001 8:01 AM
Subject: Help cure my Spring Fever
> Greetings from the great frozen North. The temps here in
Minnesota decided
> to pop above freezing and Spring Fever set in. However, after
way too much
> time cranking the '79 Midget, with no fire, the fever began to
wain. I
> pulled a plug and it was dry as a bone. The car sits all winter
with fuel
> stabilizer and no battery. The trick is how to start it in the
Spring. With
> my old FIAT X1/9 I could just take off the air cleaner and pour
a little
> gas or starter fluid down the carb. How do you do that with
these critters?
> Do you pull a spark plug and squirt gas in the cylinder? I sure
could use
> some advice. In the winter, should I leave the gas and battery
alone and
> just go out and start it regularly? The garage is not heated.
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