this sounds exactly like what my 71 was doing before I had the throttle
shafts rebushed.
James Nazarian
71 MGB Tourer
71 MGBGT V8
85 Dodge Ram
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Cianciotti" <jmc987@earthlink.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:33 PM
Subject: Car won't start, dies, or runs fine (Please help)
> Some days my car starts and runs fine.
>
> Some days it starts and then dies suddenly, like someone just pulled
> the plug. And then won't restart.
>
> And some days the car won't start at all. The fuel pump clicks away,
> fuel fills the (clear) filter, the engine cranks, but just refuses to
> start. There's the smell of gasoline from the exhaust. So fuel's
> getting in there, it's just not burning.
>
> I pulled and reattached the leads to the coil. Then it started. It
> started again the next morning. But wouldn't start in the afternoon. So
> I checked the lead from the coil to the distributor, and there didn't
> appear to be a spark. My guess is the coil is on its way out. (Do they
> go bad?) Any other ideas before I start replacing things?
>
> I've got a Petronix electronic ignition, fairly new leads and plugs,
> and the distributor cap and rotor look good (no cracks or evidence of
> arcing).
>
> Please help. My wife's is getting tired of having to share a car.
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Joseph
> 67 MGB Roadster
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