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I carry a condenser, points & rotor in my emergency kit. If I ever get
around to rebuilding the stock fuel pump that I recently replaced, I'll
carry it also.
CR
On 7/23/2019 10:03 AM, David F. Darby via Mgs wrote:
>
> A failed condenser stopped my MGB on the highway once.
>
> David
>
> On 7/22/2019 1:18 PM, Max Heim via Mgs wrote:
>
> How do bad condensers cause rough running? All they do is prevent
> the points from burning. Oh, you are saying the points are burnt.
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
>
> '66 MGB
>
> On Jul 22, 2019, at 11:10 AM, i erbs via Mgs
>
> could also be a bad a condenser. Could coincidental, not
> causational. How old is the condenser? Even if newish, there
> are lots of crappy new Lucas parts out there. I had three bad
> ones with similar results, until replaced with a Distributor
> Doctor HD condenser.
>
> Ira Erbs
>
> Portland,OR
>
> _______ _______
> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> (_________________________)
>
> BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
> 1967 MGB
>
> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario
> Andretti
>
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 10:36 AM David Breneman via Mgs
>
> I've never encountered a "bad fuel" problem before, so I'm
> looking
>
> for some confirmation (or not). The local Mom-without-Pop
> store put
>
> in new pumps, and one of the things they're offering now
> is 92 octane (US)
>
> alcohol-free gas. I had about a quarter tank in my MGA
> (w/MGB high
>
> compression engine) so I went to fill up. The pump with
> the alcohol-
>
> free gas was out of order! So I put in three gallons of
> regular 92
>
> octane, and about 1/4 mile from the station started
> experiencing a lot
>
> of misfiring, mostly when accelerating in 3rd and 4th. I
> continued
>
> driving like this for about 20 miles to see if it would
> clear up and it
>
> never did. I can't imagine it's anything but the fuel,
> but I've never
>
> encountered "bad fuel" situation like this in 44 years of
> driving.
>
> The fact that it started about 1/4 mile after leaving the
> station seems
>
> like pretty good evidence. Any other possibilities? Is
> there any option
>
> other than to just burn through this half tank of gas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> David Brenemandavid_breneman@yahoo.com
>
>
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I carry a condenser, points & rotor in my emergency kit. If I
ever get around to rebuilding the stock fuel pump that I recently
replaced, I'll carry it also. <br>
<br>
CR<br>
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failed condenser stopped my MGB on the highway
once.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How do bad condensers cause rough
running? All they do is prevent the points from burning.
Oh, you are saying the points are burnt. <o:p></o:p></p>
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erbs via Mgs <<a
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moz-do-not-send="true">mgs@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">could
also be a bad a condenser. Could coincidental,
not causational. How old is the condenser?
Even if newish, there are lots of crappy new
Lucas parts out there. I had three bad ones
with similar results, until replaced with a
Distributor Doctor HD condenser.<br
clear="all">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Erbs
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style="font-size:9.0pt"> _______
_______<br>
(______
\____1959
BN4____/
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(_________________________)</span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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BT7
engine and
disk
brakes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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MGB
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racing car is
an animal with
a thousand
adjustments.
Mario
Andretti</span><span
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Please
excuse random
auto corrects
and misspelled
words<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 10:36 AM David Breneman
via Mgs <<a
href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net";
moz-do-not-send="true">mgs@autox.team.net</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">I've
never encountered a "bad fuel"
problem before, so I'm
looking<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">for
some confirmation (or not). The
local Mom-without-Pop store
put<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">in
new pumps, and one of the things
they're offering now is 92 octane
(US)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">alcohol-free
gas. I had about a quarter tank in
my MGA (w/MGB high<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">compression
engine) so I went to fill up. The
pump with the alcohol-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">free
gas was out of order! So I put in
three gallons of regular 92<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">octane,
and about 1/4 mile from the station
started experiencing a
lot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">of
misfiring, mostly when accelerating
in 3rd and 4th. I
continued<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
class="gmail-m9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">driving
like this for about 20 miles to
see if it would clear up and
it</span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
class="gmail-m9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">never
did. I can't imagine it's
anything but the fuel, but I've
never</span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
class="gmail-m9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">encountered
"bad fuel" situation like this in
44 years of driving.</span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
class="gmail-m9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The
fact that it started about 1/4
mile after leaving the station
seems</span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
class="gmail-m9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">like
pretty good evidence. Any other
possibilities? Is there any
option</span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
class="gmail-m9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">other
than to just burn through this
half tank of gas?</span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
class="gmail-m9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Thanks! </span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> </span></span><span
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">David
Breneman<span
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href="mailto:david_breneman@yahoo.com"; target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">david_breneman@yahoo.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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