- 1. Dead 1974 MGB - Quiz (score: 1)
- Author: "Christian, Wellner L. CIV COMNAVAIRSYSCOMPATUXENTRIVERMD AIR
- Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 08:30:16 -0500
- Your British car quiz for the day. Only a British car could do this !! My 1974 MGB died the other day. I was cruising at about 4200 RPM - running perfect. When I slowed down the car died and would n
- /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00275.html (8,030 bytes)
- 2. Re: Dead 1974 MGB - Quiz (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt \(T\)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:17:27 -0000
- Hmmm, twin carbs so would still run (badly) if one were faulty. Centrifugal advance issues in the distributor would affect starting as well as slow speed running. What is low during cranking and larg
- /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00276.html (7,877 bytes)
- 3. Re: Dead 1974 MGB - Quiz (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 09:13:05 US/Mountain
- I can confirm by experience that if one carb is running improperly, the car will run badly - and may not run at all. I had this happen on a drive back from the colorado conclave last year. I had prob
- /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00277.html (9,191 bytes)
- 4. Re: Dead 1974 MGB - Quiz (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:47:11 US/Mountain
- freeway your I don't think I was unfair. My friend was driving a triumph TR6 - NOT A HERALD. I stated that he wouldn't take it over 3000rpm, and I'm sure that's why I could easily out run him in my
- /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00278.html (7,761 bytes)
- 5. Re: Dead 1974 MGB - Quiz (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 19:53:24 +0100
- I'd opt for defect advance mechanism or a faulty capacitor. Curious.... Cheers, Hans running perfect. When I slowed down the car died and would not re-start. Here's the details. the key. perfect. No
- /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00313.html (8,411 bytes)
- 6. Re: Dead 1974 MGB - Quiz (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:28:03 -0500
- This happened to me in my '68 GT en route on a ski trip in real isolated, snow-covered terrain. Running super-fine one second, dead as a stone the next. Turned out it was that wire at the base of the
- /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00314.html (9,311 bytes)
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