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RE: MGA rough starting

To: "'dave houser'" <mgs4dave@warwick.net>, <Mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: MGA rough starting
From: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 16:07:49 -0500
Dave,

I agree that it sounds like carbs. Do a quick check of the gland washers
around the carb jets. If these are drying out after the car is unused
for a while, that could likely cause the kind of symptoms you describe.

Regards,
Lew Palmer

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf
> Of dave houser
> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 12:34 PM
> To: Mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: MGA rough starting
> 
> Listers,
> Time I resolved this annoying problem. Goes like this. After many days
> of rest, MGA cranks and starts with full choke. However, once it
starts,
> it sounds like it running on three cylinders, then as it continues to
> run, it smoothes out, all cylinders firing, then another period of 3
> cylinders until it smoothes out and problem disappears. For the rest
of
> the day, no more problems. Then after a period of inactivity(days or
> weeks), it does the same thing again. This hasn't affected the car's
> performance when on the road at all. Methinks carbs, something
sticking
> or dirty? What think?
> Cheers,
> Dave Houser

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