At 10:54 PM 2/22/02 -0500, S Twigg wrote:
>Everyone,
> I've encountered a problem with my '80 Spitfire for the past few
>days. The car will turn over for a while but will not start. I'll let
>it rest for a minute or two or come back later in the day and it will
>start with some mild effort. ......
Sean,
Get a can of starting fluid. Next time it happens try spraying
this in the air filter/carb. See if it helps. If so, you may
be having fuel problems. Has the carb ever been pulled and rebuilt
or cleaned? What about the gas tank? You may have a sticking
needle valve. But you would think that there would be enough fuel
in the float bowl to start the car. Do you have an electric fuel
pump or the mechanical one?
Just another place to look.
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V
75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III
65 Rambler Classic
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