Definitely agree.
Drove my newly rebuilt Bugeye over to friend's house (about 6 blocks)
last week. By the time I pulling into his driveway, the engine had
stopped and would not restart. Luckily he has had his Bugeye for about
35 years and is very knowledgeable mechanic.
At first we both assumed that it was a fuel problem, but after not
finding anything there switched to the ignition side. Pulled spark plugs
- no spark! Checked wires - okay. Checked distributor - everything
looked okay, But then noticed points were not opening! Cam was not
touching points so no spark. Somehow one of screws holding points tight
had come loose, and points had shifted over. Retighted screws, adjust
points, and turned key/starter. Started right up!
He called it a good lesson in Bugeye Maintenance 101.
Jim Rogers
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Dbcooper292@aol.com wrote:
>It doesn't seem to me anyone has mentioned the ignition side of the question.
>You may be seeing flooding simply because your car's not starting, not failure
>to start because you're flooding. unreliable but occassional under the right
>conditions starting can easily be caused by a weak spark, something to think
>about.
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