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1. Midget - Jumpy tach and no power (score: 1): Author: MG4EVR@aol.com; Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 19:22:03 EDT; I have a 73 Midget, no pollution stuff, a very mild cam , electronic ignition, and a weber carb. Ever since moving to CO from MN I cannot make this car run. I have tried almost everything. It idles s; /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00007.html (7,329 bytes)
2. Re: Midget - Jumpy tach and no power (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 11:47:14 +0100; A jumpy tach usually means problems in the ignition LT circuit. 73 MGBs have a voltage pulse operated tach, signified by 'RVC' on the face plate (earlier current pulse types have 'RVI') and with this; /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00011.html (8,771 bytes)
3. Re: Midget - Jumpy tach and no power (score: 1): Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>; Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 12:21:05 -0500; If there is a backfire through the carburetor when you try to rev it, it may be a lean mix/ not getting enough fuel. I tend to suspect high-voltage breakdown is the problem, though. This might be a c; /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00018.html (9,256 bytes)
4. Re: Midget - Jumpy tach and no power (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 19:03:39 -0700; Ignoring the other symptoms, it occurs to me that your change in altitude may require the Weber to be rejetted. I admit this would not explain a jumpy tach. I once found a loose connection at the dis; /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00021.html (8,014 bytes)
5. Re: Midget - Jumpy tach and no power (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 00:44:41 -0700; Bad bushings in the distributor. BTDT Regards, Blake; /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00022.html (7,071 bytes)
6. Re: Midget - Jumpy tach and no power (score: 1): Author: "Paul T. Root" <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 08:09:54 -0500; Yeah, 5000+ feet (assuming you weren't out on the prairie East of Denver, etc.) down to 1100 feet of the Twin Cities, I bet you need rejetting. Oh, wait, you don't say Twin Cities, just Minnesota. St; /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00025.html (8,419 bytes)
7. Re: Midget - Jumpy tach and no power (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 00:03:56 -0700; Any solution suggesting fuel problems doesn't address the problem of the jumpy tach which will be getting it's signal from the ignition system. This car has " electronic I just went through a similar; /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00036.html (8,589 bytes)
8. Re: Midget - Jumpy tach and no power (score: 1): Author: mgtrautoxr@sprintmail.com; Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 06:51:38 -0500 (GMT-05:00); Another possibility might be that one of the brown wires that connects on to the starter is loose. I had exactly the same symptoms about 20 years ago on my MGB, it would run but any time I got above; /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00037.html (9,706 bytes)

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