Ryan,
Try cheking the distributor and plugleads for moisture, has it been damp in
your area for awhile??
For what it's worth, it's been in the mid 70's and very sunny here this
weekend.....
Nick
Abilene, TX
http://camalott.com/~spitdrvr
'74 Spitfire 1500 (Now Yellow)
'67 Spitfire MK III
-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Smith <shmitty99@hotmail.com>
To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, November 15, 1998 3:00 PM
Subject: where'd my performance go?
>Hello listers yesterday I bolted on my hardtop and took out the spit in
>some less than ideal weather (fairly cold and slightly wet). First
>thing I noticed was that the car was very hard to start. It choked out
>several times and a had to keep my foot on the gas just to get it
>warmed. It finally got up to temp and idled about right. Then I drove
>around. There was a significant drop in acceleration. And for my car a
>significant drop means that a bicycle is quicker than I am. At mid to
>high speeds under nearly full acceleration it would even misfire
>sometime. This all new to me. For all my cars faults its never run
>this badly. I've been neglecting it recently due to illness and work
>obligations and I think its mad at me.
>
>I'm thinking its in the carb (single stromberg). I've never really
>messed with it since buying the car. The ignition is all new stuff and
>gapped and timed correctly. At least it was a month ago.
>
>as always any help is appreciated
>
>Ryan Smith
>72 Emerald Green Spit (even more anemic than normal)
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