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Thanks. I don't think it's the battery. The battery is about two years
old, and it's been plugged into a battery tender over the winter. I
didn't have any trouble getting the starter to crank, and I was running
the starter for a while without the battery appearing to run down.
I'll have to test it by starting the car cold, driving it around my
neighborhood for a while, then parking it back in my garage and trying
to restart it after 20-30 minutes. If it won't start I can pull the
plugs and take a look, and also test the battery to see if it wasn't
holding the charge. I can also check compression at that point - maybe
the head gets loose when it warms up?
I also thought it might be the coil - I had read that sometimes after
the coil gets warm it can cause intermittent problems. If that was the
case I'd think the car wouldn't run after being push started, but I'm
far from an expert. I was just guessing at the carb because I've never
been good at tuning carbs, and it's the last thing I changed on the car.
--Steve
On 3/10/2020 3:17 PM, Michael MacLean via Mgs wrote:
> Check the battery connections, clean and replace.
> Mike MacLean
> 69 MGB GT
>
> On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 11:41:43 AM PDT, dave via Mgs
> <mgs@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> What is the voltage on the battery? See:
>
> https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/r/advice/car-maintenance/car-battery-voltage-range
>
> *From:* Mgs <mgs-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Max Heim via Mgs
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 10, 2020 12:59 PM
> *To:* MGs <mgs@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Mgs] MGB not (re)starting
>
> What makes you think it was carb related? The fact that you could push
> start it makes me think it was more likely battery or starter related.
> It being the end of winter, I suspect a flat battery.
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
>
> '66 MGB
>
> On Mar 10, 2020, at 10:46 AM, Steve Shoyer via Mgs
>
> It was in the 70's yesterday, so I took my 1980 MGB out for a
> ride. My current carb is a Weber 38 DGES that I installed when I
> replaced the cam two years ago. I drove around last year and it
> was running well, until one day when I stopped at a store for a
> few minutes and then couldn't get the car restarted. After trying
> to get it going I wound up calling my daughter for help and we got
> it push-started. Yesterday the same thing happened. After the push
> start the car ran fine, but I just drove it home rather than risk
> another problem. I was trying some starter fluid to get it going
> yesterday, but that didn't work. I thought that maybe the gas in
> the tank is old, but the car started up after a little cranking
> when I originally left the house.
>
> Any suggestions on where to look? I didn't plumb the coolant line
> through the manifold to heat it, but I don't drive too much in
> cold weather so I didn't think it would be needed. I thought that
> the problem last summer could have been vapor lock, but starter
> fluid should have worked if that was the issue.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Steve (1980 MGB)
>
>
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<p>Thanks. I don't think it's the battery. The battery is about
two years old, and it's been plugged into a battery tender over
the winter. I didn't have any trouble getting the starter to
crank, and I was running the starter for a while without the
battery appearing to run down.</p>
<p>I'll have to test it by starting the car cold, driving it around
my neighborhood for a while, then parking it back in my garage and
trying to restart it after 20-30 minutes. If it won't start I can
pull the plugs and take a look, and also test the battery to see
if it wasn't holding the charge. I can also check compression at
that point - maybe the head gets loose when it warms up?<br>
</p>
<p>I also thought it might be the coil - I had read that sometimes
after the coil gets warm it can cause intermittent problems. If
that was the case I'd think the car wouldn't run after being push
started, but I'm far from an expert. I was just guessing at the
carb because I've never been good at tuning carbs, and it's the
last thing I changed on the car.</p>
<p>--Steve<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/10/2020 3:17 PM, Michael MacLean
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<p class="yiv4099544913MsoNormal">What makes you
think it was carb related? The fact that you could
push start it makes me think it was more likely
battery or starter related. It being the end of
winter, I suspect a flat battery.</p>
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<p class="yiv4099544913MsoNormal">On Mar 10,
2020, at 10:46 AM, Steve Shoyer via Mgs
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<p class="yiv4099544913MsoNormal">It was
in the 70's yesterday, so I took my
1980 MGB out for a ride. My current
carb is a Weber 38 DGES that I
installed when I replaced the cam two
years ago. I drove around last year
and it was running well, until one day
when I stopped at a store for a few
minutes and then couldn't get the car
restarted. After trying to get it
going I wound up calling my daughter
for help and we got it push-started.Â
Yesterday the same thing happened.Â
After the push start the car ran fine,
but I just drove it home rather than
risk another problem. I was trying
some starter fluid to get it going
yesterday, but that didn't work. I
thought that maybe the gas in the tank
is old, but the car started up after a
little cranking when I originally left
the house. </p>
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</div>
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<p class="yiv4099544913MsoNormal">Any
suggestions on where to look? I
didn't plumb the coolant line through
the manifold to heat it, but I don't
drive too much in cold weather so I
didn't think it would be needed. I
thought that the problem last summer
could have been vapor lock, but
starter fluid should have worked if
that was the issue. </p>
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<p class="yiv4099544913MsoNormal">Thanks.
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(1980 MGB) </p>
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