Well, I can't afford 98 octane on the 13.5 gallon tank :) 87 octane is now
running US$1.33; 97 is, I think, $1.53 (please, no ongoing thread about
fuel prices).
To date, the suggestions, in descending order of probability are:
1) Faulty run-on valve
2) Dirty carb/air
3) Too low octane
4) Too high temp
5) Too high idle (or was it too low?)
6) Failure to sacrifice small animal before shutting off engine.
Bad run-on valve seems the most likely, and we can probably combine 2 and 3
into verifying that the carb is as it should be. As for number 6, if the
cat gets out of the way in time, there's not a lot that I can do... :)
- Tab
At 12:18 AM 11/11/99 EST, BobMGT@aol.com wrote:
>The only way I've found to completely eliminate my 71's run-on is to use
>premium gas with an octane booster. Remember these cars are supposed to get
>98 octane. (Also no ping and it runs better!)
>
>Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
>EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
>52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
>71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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