Possible clue. You just put in the new wiring harness, and you have a 1500
model midget, right? On the old harness, were you bypassing the the
resistance wire to the coil, and running a non-ballast coil? If you were,
and the new harness was a stock replacement, you may be running a twelve
volt coil on a six volt circuit. This would result in poor idle due to weak
spark, and might cause the car to run hot. Just something to check.
David Riker
63 Falcon
70 Torino
74 Midget
http://home.pacbell.net/davriker/
----- Original Message -----
From "Larry B. Macy" <macy at bbl.med.upenn.edu>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 7:24 AM
Subject: Timing and Temperature
> I can't recall. Which direction makes the car run hot?? If the timing is
too
> advanced or too retarded??
>
> The reason I ask, and I have not checked the timing this AM, I, with the
> help of Kevin and Rob V, and Jim S of the MG list, put a new wiring
harness
> in the Midget over the last couple days. Then yesterday, after I got the
car
> running I went for a drive in a local fun Rally and the car ran really
hot.
> Nor would it idle properly, all things it was not doing before we put the
> harness in. I suspect we may have knocked the timing off the mark playing
in
> the engine compartment. Like I said, I have not checked it out, was just
> trying to remember which way it went.
>
> Larry
>
> --
>
> Larry Macy
> 78 Midget
>
> Keep your top down and your chin up.
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