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1. Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 13:38:01 -0700; Well, I keep having problems with my 78 Midget... This time, the car does not want to start... It cranks up, but the engine does not start combusting... It looks like it's flooding (but I am not sur; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00744.html (7,844 bytes)
2. Re: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 14:36:22 -0700; I don't know that much about 1500s, but I would start by checking the points. Can you hear the fuel pump clicking when the key is on? If it is a factory unit, sometimes a sharp bash with the nearest; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00746.html (7,744 bytes)
3. RE: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:26:26 -0400; Yes, the fuel pump does click, so I do not think that this is the problem. I always start the car in neutral, but, in addition (I read that in my other car's user's manual) if you depress the clutch; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00747.html (8,444 bytes)
4. Re: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 16:29:22 -0500; There is an inline fuel-pump regulator, that you can buy and install infact there are several ive heard. Someone was talking about this a awhile back which one, to use. Now perhaps Capt, Frank, Paul,; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00748.html (8,666 bytes)
5. Re: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:43:17 -0700 (PDT); Hi, Try installing a proper regulator upstream of the carb, a "Holley" type (try www.pegasusautoracing.com, for one. There are other sources as well). By "proper" I mean a true diaphragm type, not on; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00752.html (8,162 bytes)
6. Re: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:17:32 -0400; First, (I'm not familiar with which Weber you have on the car), but it sounds like a flooding problem. Either too much fuel pressure and the fuel is pushing past a closed float, or the float is stic; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00756.html (10,385 bytes)
7. RE: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:39:58 -0700; Kevin wrote: "I think Holley makes a low pressure regulator that you can "dial down" to 1.5 or 2 lbs pressure. Holley P/N 12-804 Low pressure fuel regulator - 1 to 4 psi, inlet/outlet 3/8 NPT, port r; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00757.html (7,837 bytes)
8. Re: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:31:28 -0400; Another thought; maybe your choke is sticking/stuck in the closed position??? Kevin V; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00758.html (11,171 bytes)
9. Re: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:58:51 -0700; Check that you have a decent spark delivered to the right place at about the right time before modifying all the fuel system. That still might need doing, but wait till that fat snappy blue spark is; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00760.html (9,551 bytes)
10. RE: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:42:03 -0700; Good point Kate the clutch only gets wear when your foot is on the pedal. The worst thing you can do is sit at a light with the car in gear and the clutch depressed. However in Nevada you will flunk; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00765.html (8,149 bytes)
11. Re: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 00:31:45 -0700; I down-graded my license, so I didn't need to take any tests. I have every intention of remaining retired! Especially if I continue to come home with $34 off of a $2 investment. The free dinner was g; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00772.html (8,081 bytes)
12. Re: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 07:30:11 EDT; Good advice, Cyrille, but that is not the reason the car isn't starting. It is either fuel, fire, or timing. I am assuming the engine is turning over when you turn the key. You might start by pulling; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00778.html (9,430 bytes)
13. Re: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 05:23:06 -0700; And the thrust washers are notoriously weak on the 1500 motor, and are known for wearing and dropping into the sump. Ask Larry Macy! Electric fuelpumps were not factory on the 1500, so you may need a; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00781.html (8,622 bytes)
14. RE: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 12:20:30 -0400; How can I check if I have sparks at each spark plug? the I beleive that the distributor is OK as the engine runs find, when I can start it.... regards, cyrille I always start the car in neutral, but; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00786.html (9,683 bytes)
15. car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 09:42:41 -0400; It doesn't seem to me anyone has mentioned the ignition side of the question. You may be seeing flooding simply because your car's not starting, not failure to start because you're flooding. unreliab; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00828.html (7,467 bytes)
16. Re: car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 07:49:44 -0700; Definitely agree. Drove my newly rebuilt Bugeye over to friend's house (about 6 blocks) last week. By the time I pulling into his driveway, the engine had stopped and would not restart. Luckily he ha; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00830.html (8,655 bytes)
17. Re: Car does not start (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:44:24 -0400; In PA it is illegal to sit at a light with the car in neutral. If it is in gear you have a better chance of slipping your foot off the clutch and either (as the book says) getting outta the way quick; /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg01020.html (8,675 bytes)

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