Sue,
Please be a bit more specific. When you say the there isn't enough
ooomph to start, are any of the cylinders firing at all (any chugging
and chuffing), or is it that the starter is just spinning and nothing
else is happening?
Jeff
At 2:36 AM -0800 11/2/00, DuhCaddyhm wrote:
>Hi All !!
>I'm new to the list, but have actually been here for a while. Lots of
>great info and fun. Now I need a bit of "MG expertise"!
>
>Problem: '74 Midget. Won't start. Turns over and acts like it's
>trying, but just hasn't enough oomph. Had the head done, drove it home
>(four blocks) and hasn't started since. Here's what I've already
>done/checked ..... what's next???
>
>New plugs, gapped right (second set); new plug wires, all correctly
>aligned on the distrib cap. Starter replaced, works great. Battery
>new, fully charged, new cables, clean terminals, connections good.
>Coil, CB points, condenser all replaced (seem to be okay), gaps and
>connections good, current at the points and coil is good. Rechecked and
>reset the valve clearances. Pulled the distrib and realigned the drive
>dog correctly (it was out about a notch). Just for grins and giggles I
>replaced the radiator and put in a new stereo and speakers, thinking it
>would make sooth the beast .. no such luck.
>
>So where do I go from here??? Thanks for the help!
>
>Sue, northern California (which is also bigger than Wales)
>'74 Midget
>'65 Midget
>'65 MG-1100
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Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
Assistant Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
Senior Editor, Molecular Vision, http://www.molvis.org/molvis
mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
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