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Same symptoms as when you have a weak or failed fuel pump. A full tank =
will get you going until the level goes low enough that gravity feed =
won=E2=80=99t work anymore.
It=E2=80=99s fun when your car dies at the top of a bridge BTW.
Lester
> On Oct 7, 2022, at 6:41 AM, Brad Fornal via Spridgets =
<spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Try changing the condenser. Sometimes they break down internally. =
Peter Caldwell used to sell an electronic one, what was great
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> On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 6:07 AM Steve Williams via Spridgets =
> Gents,
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> I have a 1960 Bugeye. Starting sputtering a bit recently but yesterday =
it got much worse on a 20 mile drive. Started to pop and sputter and =
lose power. Pretty good on flat roads but even on a minor grade it would =
hardly move. Limped it to a friend's house. We checked and re-set the =
points, no improvement. If I let it sit for a while it runs okay for =
maybe a mile and then problem gets bad again. Can't really drive it far =
or it is going to leave me stranded. I'm thinking a fuel delivery =
problem, pump or carbs. Would appreciate any thoughts from folks here.=20=
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> Many Thanks!
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Same =
symptoms as when you have a weak or failed fuel pump. A full tank =
will get you going until the level goes low enough that gravity feed =
won=E2=80=99t work anymore.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">It=E2=80=99s fun when your car dies at the top of a bridge =
BTW.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Lester</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Oct =
7, 2022, at 6:41 AM, Brad Fornal via Spridgets <<a =
href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">Try changing the condenser. Sometimes they break down =
internally. Peter Caldwell used to sell an electronic one, what was =
great</div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 6:07 AM Steve Williams via =
Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Gents,<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
I have a 1960 Bugeye. Starting sputtering a bit recently but yesterday =
it got much worse on a 20 mile drive. Started to pop and sputter and =
lose power. Pretty good on flat roads but even on a minor grade it would =
hardly move. Limped it to a friend's house. We checked and re-set the =
points, no improvement. If I let it sit for a while it runs okay for =
maybe a mile and then problem gets bad again. Can't really drive it far =
or it is going to leave me stranded. I'm thinking a fuel delivery =
problem, pump or carbs. Would appreciate any thoughts from folks here. =
<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
Many Thanks!<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
Steve Williams<br class=3D"">
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