You wrote:
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>TSCAR! Your 1977 MGB will not accelerate above 60mph for several
reasons...
>
>Far be it from me to improve on John Twist, but 11 years ago I was on
my
>way from Blacksburg Virginia to Bloomington Indiana when my '78 B
started
>gradually losing power. It was running very smoothly - just losing
power.
>It too would not accelerate over 60 mph, then 45 mph... by Frankfurt
>Kentucky it wouldn't go over 10 mph in first gear. Two shops in
Frankfurt
>couldn't diagnose. There was no hint in Haynes, Chilton's or Autobook
(all
>of which I had with me). Attempted shot at Louisville aborted
halfway. MGB
>makes last 28 miles to a (then) Jaguar-Rover-Triumph dealer behind
wrecker.
>They can't diagnose without removing head. I refuse permission, store
the
>car for two weeks, come back with a tow dolly and bring the car home.
>Local MG mechanic-friend, Gabor Agoston, diagnosed it from my
description
>over the phone. $4.90 later, MGB was back on the road, healthy and
happy.
>
>' Wanna take a guess at it, anybody? I'll confirm the correct answer
in a
>couple of days.
>
>Allen Bachelder
>
>
>
SPARK PLUGS???
marc "just a guess" greening
'68 Austin America
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