- 1. 1980 MGB Tune up (air pump question) (score: 1)
- Author: Alan Harriman <vtech@usol.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:06:53 -0400
- Hi all, I purchased a 1980 MGB about a year ago. It needed a new gas tank, which was replaced. (The previous owner had mounted a small marine type gas container in the trunk) Also, the engine was run
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- 2. Re: 1980 MGB Tune up (air pump question) (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 15:08:06 +0100
- Backfiring (out of the exhaust) on the overrun is usually caused by a faulty gulp valve. It is the air pump that causes the backfiring, and the gulp valve that is supposed to prevent it. All emission
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- 3. Re: 1980 MGB Tune up (air pump question) (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:41:24 -0700 (PDT)
- Yes, I agree. Your symptoms are exactly the same as my own, and replacing the gulp valve immediately cured the problem. Cheers, == Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.sopwithracing.com THE CAROLINA TROPHY
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