Hi michael,
this doesn't sound like normal behaviour to me! if the sparks are dry it
sounds more like a fuel starvation problem. Have you checked that the pump
is pumping. if so the next most likely culprit is a stuck needle valve.
cheers
Joe
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Dr. Joseph Garner
University of California
Department of Animal Science
One Shields Avenue
Davis
CA 95616
USA
Phone: (530) 752 1253
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Walter [mailto:mwalter@hbci.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 5:02 AM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Help cure my Spring Fever
>
>
> Greetings from the great frozen North. The temps here in
> Minnesota decided
> to pop above freezing and Spring Fever set in. However, after
> way too much
> time cranking the '79 Midget, with no fire, the fever began to wain. I
> pulled a plug and it was dry as a bone. The car sits all
> winter with fuel
> stabilizer and no battery. The trick is how to start it in
> the Spring. With
> my old FIAT X1/9 I could just take off the air cleaner and
> pour a little
> gas or starter fluid down the carb. How do you do that with
> these critters?
> Do you pull a spark plug and squirt gas in the cylinder? I
> sure could use
> some advice. In the winter, should I leave the gas and
> battery alone and
> just go out and start it regularly? The garage is not heated.
>
> Michael
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