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Re: [Spridgets] Kristi's Midget

To: Dave KK7SS <kk7ss@frontier.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Kristi's Midget
From: Macy Larry <lmacy@mac.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:33:29 -0400
surging, badly!!

and backfiring visibly in the dark. At least the Statie prolly thought so as we 
drove down I-195 at 40 miles an hour in the dark. 

Larry

On Mar 25, 2011, at 14:06 PM, Dave KK7SS wrote:

> "Bucking" as in trying to run backwards? or
> "Bucking" as in surging?
> 
> --
> Dave G  KK7SS
> DN06ig
> 
> ,59 Morris Minor 1000
> '65 Sprite - in process
> '76 Midget - shared with my #4 son.
> '06 Honda Civic Hybrid
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kristi & Lambert" <kristi74midget@comcast.net>
> To: "Pete Chast" <pchast@francomm.com>
> Cc: "Spridget List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 10:00:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Kristi's Midget
> 
> There is no uniformity at all.  THe only thing that seems to be common is that
> it always happens when trying to accelerate.  When at a constant speed it is
> not to bad but the minute the gas pedal is even barely touched it starts the
> "bucking"
> 
> 
> Kristi & Lambert
> '74 RWA Midget
> '77 RB Midget
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 25, 2011, at 12:57 PM, Pete Chast wrote:
> 
>> You have done all the major things. Its probably down now to looking for a
> bad wire connection
>> or a hot spot causing a vapor lock.....
>> 
>> Is it a quick rhythmic buck or does it have no uniformity to the pulse?
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:35:48 -0400, Kristi & Lambert
> <kristi74midget@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Reposted on Spridget List with the permission of Larry Macy.
>>> 
>>> 
>> <snip>
>>> is back at the "bucking" as she called it.
>> <snip>
>>> bucking.
>> <snip>
>>> place.
>> <snip>
>>> (surge) the just quits for a second (bucks). If over 40 - 45 mph, it
> starts
>>> backfiring, with flame and everything from the tail pipe.
>> <snip>
>>> 2 best OSHITers available working on it today. ANd then on the way home it
>>> screwed up.
>> <snip>
>>> full throttle)
>> <snip>
>>> deliver enough to run on at higher RPM. so it starves the carbs for a
> second
>>> (bucks) and the refills them ( surge).
>> <snip>
>>> you doubt Frank and Kevin, tell them, not me)
>> <snip>
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Since all of this the dizzy has been changed out with another dizzy and we
>>> lost spark.  "New" dizzy was 180 degrees out so wires were changed.  Put
> the
>>> "old" dizzy back in and wires switched back and still no spark.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Kristi & Lambert
>>> '74 RWA Midget
>>> '77 RB Midget
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