There have been so many replies to this question, I'm not sure who originated
it. But here's my $0.02 worth....make sure the distributor cam is not seized
and that the mech advance springs and weights are intact and are not crudded
up. Then, forget timing it to specs...heck, just get on a remote road where
you can stop and move the dizzy a little bit, front and/or back, to see if
things improve. Try, try, try again and again for best potential results. I
might suggest doing this with the vac advance disconnected, but cap off the
tube going back to the intake. Lotsa Luck,
Jack
-----Original Message-----
From Allen Kramer [mailto:allenk at zdial.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 3:03 PM
To: TMHEFFRON@aol.com; brister@hal-pc.org; spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Engine Problem
> brister@hal-pc.org writes:
>
> << I've asked for the Sprite email address with no response.
> Since my Sprite is a Healey and the engine is four cylinder, perhaps
> someone will/can give me a clue as to what to do. My 948 engine had
> been sitting for around a year. After going through all the
> preliminaries... hand crank, etc. I started it. Points were clean and
> correct. The engine idles strong but upon acceleration loses power.
> Same when driving.. 1st and 2nd are strong but 3rd and 4th lose power
> and the engine occasionally backfires. Firing order is 1-3-4-2.
> Compression consistantly reads 150 on 1,3 and 4. It reads 140 on 2 for
> just a second and then jumps to 150 and remains there.
>
> Any clue as to what to look for? >>
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