Try disconnecting the carb vent line at the carb. This is the vent line that
goes from
the carb to the black carbon canisters on the firewall. Worked for me after I
tried
every conceivable "tune up" check. The emission stuff defeats because no one
wants to
work at it.
Daryl
On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, "David E. Brown" <debrown@concentric.net> wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I have a 77 Midget 1500 with an unusual problem. When you start it up,
>all seems well. Drive it away and within a block or two it starts its
>dying/restarting cycle, that is, the tach falls to nothing and the
>engine dies. Upon hitting the starter, it usually starts right back up,
>then dies again, either immediately, or within a short distance. Gas
>supply to the carb seems to be good. I replaced my inline fuel filter
>(btw pump and carb) with a clear one, and it filled right up. Any
>ideas?
>
>yours,
>
>Dave
>
>
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