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What is the voltage on the battery? See:
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/r/advice/car-maintenance/car-battery-volta
ge-range
From: Mgs <mgs-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Max Heim via Mgs
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 12:59 PM
To: MGs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] MGB not (re)starting
What makes you think it was carb related? The fact that you could push start
it makes me think it was more likely battery or starter related. It being
the end of winter, I suspect a flat battery.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB
On Mar 10, 2020, at 10:46 AM, Steve Shoyer via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net
It was in the 70's yesterday, so I took my 1980 MGB out for a ride. My
current carb is a Weber 38 DGES that I installed when I replaced the cam two
years ago. I drove around last year and it was running well, until one day
when I stopped at a store for a few minutes and then couldn't get the car
restarted. After trying to get it going I wound up calling my daughter for
help and we got it push-started. Yesterday the same thing happened. After
the push start the car ran fine, but I just drove it home rather than risk
another problem. I was trying some starter fluid to get it going yesterday,
but that didn't work. I thought that maybe the gas in the tank is old, but
the car started up after a little cranking when I originally left the house.
Any suggestions on where to look? I didn't plumb the coolant line through
the manifold to heat it, but I don't drive too much in cold weather so I
didn't think it would be needed. I thought that the problem last summer
could have been vapor lock, but starter fluid should have worked if that was
the issue.
Thanks.
--Steve (1980 MGB)
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the voltage on the battery? See:<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/r/advice/car-maintenance/car-ba=
ttery-voltage-range">https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/r/advice/car-maint=
enance/car-battery-voltage-range</a><o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div =
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0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b>From:</b> Mgs =
<mgs-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Max Heim via =
Mgs<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 10, 2020 12:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> MGs =
<mgs@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mgs] MGB not =
(re)starting<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>What makes =
you think it was carb related? The fact that you could push start it =
makes me think it was more likely battery or starter related. It being =
the end of winter, I suspect a flat battery.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div=
><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Max =
Heim<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>'66 =
MGB<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>On Mar 10, 2020, at 10:46 AM, Steve Shoyer via Mgs =
<<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net";>mgs@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>It was in the 70's yesterday, so I took my 1980 MGB =
out for a ride. My current carb is a Weber 38 DGES that I =
installed when I replaced the cam two years ago. I drove around =
last year and it was running well, until one day when I stopped at a =
store for a few minutes and then couldn't get the car restarted. =
After trying to get it going I wound up calling my daughter for help and =
we got it push-started. Yesterday the same thing happened. =
After the push start the car ran fine, but I just drove it home rather =
than risk another problem. I was trying some starter fluid to get =
it going yesterday, but that didn't work. I thought that maybe the =
gas in the tank is old, but the car started up after a little cranking =
when I originally left the house. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Any suggestions on where to look? I didn't plumb =
the coolant line through the manifold to heat it, but I don't drive too =
much in cold weather so I didn't think it would be needed. I =
thought that the problem last summer could have been vapor lock, but =
starter fluid should have worked if that was the issue. =
<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>--Steve (1980 MGB) <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
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