I'm quite sure it's the 5 speed...
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From: spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Robert A. Valentine
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 7:14 PM
To: Frank Clarici
Cc: Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Untraceable sputter
I don't remember it sputtering. It kinda went like stink for us. At
least it ran better than the "other" cars on the trip.
(For those who don't remember... it was a junker rallye.) ;-)
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Rob Valentine
74 Yellow Bugeye'd Midget
On Jun 10, 2007, at 7:54 PM, Frank Clarici wrote:
> I am going nuts again trying to figure out WHAT is causing a sputter,
> a major sputter or high rev miss.
> 69 Midget (BABE rally car) 1275, stock with SUs.
> It runs perfect and will wind up real nice with no problems unless you
> stomp on it and tach it up over 5000 Rs between shifts.
> Then is misses and bad.
> I did find the loose rivet on the coil, I changed coils and thought
> the
> problem was solved. Nope. Changed the points, still there.
> I retarded the timing cause it felt like it was over advancing with
> the
> vac advance. No cure.
> It is not carbs becuase I tryed pulling the choke during the miss, it
> does not change and it's only there if you floor it and wind it up.
> Driving it like an old lady and it never misses a beat.
> Carbs have oil.
> I did not swap out dizzys yet, that's next.
>
> Larry, did you guys have this problem on the rally?
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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