Carl,
don't forget to change the oil with that much gas flooding!
Dave Houser
Carl Perry wrote:
>I'm worrying I may have messed up my engine. I went to start my 64 MG.
>She didn't start right away and I heard the fuel pump clicking. Because
>of that I let it pump for a moment thinking the bowls may have been dry.
>I let it pump for maybe 8-10 seconds.Then tried to start again. Engine
>was hard to turn over like the battery was weak. Acted like it was
>meeting resistance to turn. I looked under the hood and gas is dripping
>out of the front carb. (filter was off) and the pump was still clicking.
>Appears the choke stuck open. I pulled the plugs and cranked the engine
>and a some gas spit from the front cylinder. Put it back together and
>later took her out. Now I get some knocking at 3000+rpm with engine
>under load. It's not loud but there. I think when I cranked it with
>liquid gas in the cylinder and it tried to compress it, I may have bent
>a rod or done some other damage? What do you guys think?
>
>BTW, this is my first post. I've learned a lot from reading the list
>every day. I purchased my 64 MGB last year from a friend. The car had
>sat in his airplane hangar since 1988. Overall the car was in great
>shape and I'm having a great time restoring it.
>
>Carl Perry
>
>1964 MGB
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