Paul,
I had similiar problems and it turmed out to be my fuel pump.
Jim
>From: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>
>Reply-To: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>
>To: MGaholics <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: fuel starvation
>Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 20:32:00 -0500
>
>I have an interesting thing going on with my car.
>
>Last year, I converted to twin HIFs, and things seemed fine
>last year.
>
>This year, when I brought it out of storage, the front carb
>leaked a lot of gas. I pulled it and checked the float. It
>was way off. Not sure how that happened. Anyway, I reset it.
>And things seem fine.
>
>After however, when leaving work, it's about 2 blocks to the
>freeway. So it's not warm yet, and the choke is pulled. On the
>freeway, I get upto speed (60-70, just trying not to get run
>over, honest!) and I get a bit of stumpling. After about a mile,
>traffic usually thickens and I'm not going that fast. And it's fine,
>usually, the rest of the way home. After the choke is off.
>
>However, this afternoon heading home. 694 opened up and I opened
>up a bit, again 65-70. After about 2 miles, I got a little stumbling
>again. I got of at the exit, and had no problems the mile in to
>home.
>
>When I set the float, I couldn't find my feeler gauges. I think its
>time for new ones. A couple thin ones have torn. So I had a straight
>edge and I used the end of my digital caliper. I think I didn't do it
>right now.
>
>So does this sound like the float bowl can't keep up with the carb
>on long duration, or higher fuel situtations?
>
>Anybody have a fool proof method?
>
>As an aside, I filled the tank a coupele days ago, and got 23.6 mpg (US). I
>didn't think that was too bad, as some of that tank was used
>by the leaking carb.
>
>I also think, I may be having the voltage stabilizer trouble. The fuel
>gauge didn't go all the way to the F.
>
>Paul.
>77B
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