Excellent, Rick!
You gotta love the little victories!
On May 8, 2007, at 9:10 PM, Rick Lindsay wrote:
> Hello Friends,
> The last 8 weeks have been crazy as we attended to
> my 91-year-old mother as my father's health declined
> in the hospital. A week ago Dad passed away. Today,
> we're starting to get back to normal.
> My '70 split bumper MGB restoration had been on
> hold as of late, as you might imagine. My ignition is
> rebuilt and (static) timed, the carbs are rebuilt and
> properly aligned (static), and the battery fully
> charged - but the car had not been started.
> Tonight I found just a few moments to visit the
> garage and decided to implement a little test.
> There's no fuel in the rebuilt system so I squirted a
> tiny blast of starting fluid into each carb and turned
> the key. The car started immediately and sounded
> smooth for the second to two that it ran!
> So I write; My long-dead '70 split-bumper MGB has
> changed state. It is now a running car! :-) This
> weekend I will go to the station and buy a gallon of
> fuel to charge the fuel system. That should make the
> car go! Of course, the next problem is that it won't
> stop. :-\ I have a full brake rebuild ahead of me.
> Still, a running car is pretty good motivation to work
> on the brakes!
>
> best,
>
> rick
>
>
Paul Root
ptrmgb@gmail.com
77 MGB
99 OBS
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