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Re: [Mgs] 1978 mgb

To: dave <dave@ranteer.com>, dave via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mgs] 1978 mgb
From: lrc--- via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 19:39:19 -0700
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I'll take a wild guess at the coil=2E  Borrow a coil from another car wire =
it on and see how it goes

On May 27, 2019 6:31:20 PM PDT, dave via Mgs <mgs@autox=2Eteam=2Enet> wrot=
e:
>I start the car, and it starts right up and runs great=2E
>
>=20
>
>Run it for a few minutes (need to keep the revs up a bit), and as soon
>as I
>let off the gas, it drops back to idle, then dies=2E
>
>=20
>
>Cannot restart=2E  Try starter fluid but nothing catches, even for a
>second=2E
>Carlton and I checked - am getting gas into the carb=2E
>
>=20
>
>Cannot restart it again until it cools=2E  Then I can repeat=2E
>
>=20
>
>New plugs, cap, and wires=2E  Have not replaced rotor, points, or
>condenser=2E
>
>=20
>
>???
>
>=20
>
>History - I acquired this car as a non runner=2E  Compression is decent
>all 4
>cylinders; don't remember exactly what

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3C1" vlink=3D"#954F72">I'll take a wild guess at the coil=2E  Borrow a coil=
 from another car wire it on and see how it goes<br><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On May 27, 2019 6:31:20 PM PDT, dave via Mgs &lt;mgs@autox=2Eteam=
=2Enet&gt; wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt=
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 starts right up and runs great=2E<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:=
p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Run it for a few minutes (need to =
keep the revs up a bit), and as soon as I let off the gas, it drops back to=
 idle, then dies=2E<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><=
/p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Cannot restart=2E&nbsp; Try starter fluid but not=
hing catches, even for a second=2E&nbsp; Carlton and I checked =E2=80=93 am=
 getting gas into the carb=2E<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nb=
sp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Cannot restart it again until it cools=
=2E&nbsp; Then I can repeat=2E<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&n=
bsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">New plugs, cap, and wires=2E&nbsp; Hav=
e not replaced rotor, points, or condenser=2E<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">???<o:p></o:p></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">History =E2=
=80=93 I acquired this car as a non runner=2E&nbsp; Compression is decent a=
ll 4 cylinders; don=E2=80=99t remember exactly what<o:p></o:p></p></div></b=
lockquote></div><br>-- <br>Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail=2E Ple=
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