I'd pull the carb bowls, and check for sediment, and replace the needle &
seats...
WST
----- Original Message -----
From "Dave Yealy" <lbc at littlebitcountry.com>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 10:03 PM
Subject: Problems again
> Since the list is super quiet tonight I'll throw a question to the masses.
> Took the wife for a ride in the bugeye today. We covered about 100 miles
and
> only had to pull off the road 4 or 5 times because the ignition was acting
up.
> All was fine as long as I kept the speed 40 mph or lower, but if I ran
around
> 50 mph for any length of time it would start missing and then die. No, I
> wasn't trying to pull the "ran out gas" trick. If I would leave the car
sit
> about 5 mins or so it would start and run ok then sometimes it would take
a
> bit longer till it decided it was time to run again. There are new points,
> condenser and coil in it now and it still does the same thing. When it
starts
> it's problem it acts like it is only running on 2 cylinders. I checked the
> plugs and they look good. It has a new electrical fuel pump (3 to 4.5 lbs)
> with new fuel filters. Any suggestions would be great since I tried
everything
> I could think of.
>
> Dave
> 60 Bugeye
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