WSpohn4@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 09/08/2007 8:57:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> pleask@shaw.ca writes:
>
> The problem is when accelerating it goes fine until ONE SPECIFIC SPOT where
> it flattens out. Speed is maintained but no more acceleration, you can hear
> and feel it wanting more of something, like a high speed miss. There is a
> "Sweet spot" on the throttle where it will or will not do this, very
> definitive.
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> Annoying problems indeed. Some causes - worn cam lobes, damper oil wrong
> weight or too little (piston flutter), fuel pump runs out of steam - try a
> higher capacity pump at least temporarily to eliminate starvation as a
>possibility.
>
Pull the fuel line and let the fuel pump pump. If it does 1 imperial
pint (20oz) in 1 minute. It's not
the pump.
>
> Try #5 or #6 needles in it if you have a chance. MB was not, AFAIK, a
> standard needle on the MGB and that could be a problem. Easy to check out
>anyway.
Needles are the first thing that I thought of. You might check out
<http://www.winsu.co.uk> for
needle usage. Or <http://www.joecurtoinc.com>
Second would be the points bouncing.
Is the little ground wire from the points plate to the dizzy body in
good shape?
>
> Good luck.
>
> Bill
> ex 1963 TVR owner
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