In a message dated 3/5/99 4:15:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
william.eastman@medtronic.com writes:
<< . Screw what the manual says. As
always, my opinion, YMMV, in God we trust, yield to traffic on the left.
>>
Bill,
I own 4 MG-B's that are all emmision engines..The only complaint that I
have with any of them is the fuel mileage..They all run well,up to about
110,at 5280 ft altitude,where I live.
I maintain,that a properly tuned stock engine will perform in a lineral
fashion.It will give good driveability . If the smog equipped engine fails to
perform well at any rpm range, it is a problem with the engine,not the way it
is equipped.A vaccuum leak, a blown head gasket, a malfunctioning carb, a
camshaft that was put in with the wrong timing marks,or a dizzy that is not to
spec will most often be the cause of a bad running engine.Cylinder head valve
problems can also cause ropey running. A poor coil can cause poor top rpm
stumbleing...My 1974 MG-B's,a gt and a roadster,both run strongly up to the
6000 rpm redline.I would like to get more than 26mpg, but i can't
complain.They all pass the Colorado emmision standards,but all of the engines
are in a good state of repair.
If a smog equipped engine is not running well,there is a mechanical or
electrical reaSON WHY THEY DON'T.
yOURS, h4(hOWARD)
1974mg-bGT
1974mg-b ROADSTER
1976mg-b ROADSTER
1977mg-b ROADSTER
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