Bill,
For starters, plugs should be at .025, you probably have too weak of a
spark. It sounds like you may have a vacuum leak somewhere too. There are
so many vacuum lines on the 1500, that's pretty easily accomplished. check
for cracks in connectors or lines that are disconnected. also listen to
hear if you may have one at the intake manifold. If you don't have a
workshop manual, sorting out the vacuum lines will be difficult, but I
would start by hunting for leaks. Do you have a manual or automatic choke?
Gerard
At 8:18 PM -0400 8/2/00, William M. Gilroy wrote:
>I got my 77 Midget running today but I am having some problems as
>usual. The car starts when hot, but is very hard to start when
>cold. A bit of gas in the carb helps greatly. I cannot get
>the car to idle below 1200 RPM. When at an idle the RPM hunts
>around by maybe 200 RPM. The timing also fluctuates with the
>RPM. Oil pressure is 45 PSI while hot at an idle and 65 PSI
>when cold at an idle. I have not pulled the plugs yet to
>see what they look like. The point gap is set to .015 and
>the timing is set to 2 degrees ATDC as per the shop manual.
>I am running an earlier mechanical dizzy if that matters. Not
>sure about all the vacuum lines (no wise comments). The
>points, wire, and dizzy cap have less than 300 miles on them.
>Fuel pump works great and I put in 2 filters, one before the
>pump and one at the carb. The manufacturer of the pump recommends
>one before the pump. It will be a PITA to change on the road
>side when it clogs.
>
>Any pointers on where to start would be helpful. I registered
>and insured the car today and I want to take to the PA rally
>this weekend. This gives me about 1.5 days to iron out all
>the bugs. Well I am going to bolt in the seats and then
>when it is dark take it for gas. If I get the bonnet on I will
>go in the light. Times a wasting.
>
>Bill Gilroy
>77 Midget
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