What kind of single carb?
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> On Dec 24, 2015, at 1:37 PM, Mike Rambour via Spridgets
> <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> So soon to son-in-law bought himself a mini 3 weeks ago. Not a spridget but
> a 1960 Mini Cooper with a 1275 in it. I am ok that its not a spridget.
>
> He has put near a 1,000 miles on it in 3 weeks and its been working fine
> until 1AM last night.
>
> Its a 1275 with a single carb, good even compression all around and decent
> oil pressure, converted to Alternator and Neg ground. I didnâ??t see the car
> before he bought it, but he had a shop in L.A. that was recommended by
> MiniMania look the car over before he bought it, they did compression test,
> etc.
>
> A week ago on the freeway the car lost all power, he pulled over to the side
> of the freeway and called me, I told him since it ran and he was only a
> 100yards from the offramp to get off the freeway even if it was at 5mph and I
> would meet him with the trailer on the frontage road. During those 100yards
> the car came back to life and he ended finishing his drive to work, he
> assumed it was some crud in the fuel since he was low on gas, filled up and
> all was well.
>
> Last night on way home at 1AM the car died again, this time fulll tank of
> gas. On the freeway the lights dimmed to almost nothing and the car lost
> power, barely idled and just would not rev up above 1500RPM, stalled a few
> times but restarted immediately each time, just wonâ??t rev and wonâ??t go.
> He called my daughter and she went to pick him but he was parked in a if you
> park here overnight you will be towed (they didnâ??t want to wake me up) so
> they decided he would limp home with lights off. They went less then 2
> blocks before being stopped by the police but thank you Mr. Police officer
> for letting them continue on their way (less than a mile) with no ticket. So
> he says with lights off the car seemed to have more power but still barely
> runs. If he turns the headlights on, it wonâ??t even idle, with lights on it
> starts and idles fine.
>
> I have not even opened the hood yet, going to pick it with trailer now.
>
> My first thought is weak/bad fuel pump not having enough flow to run the car
> at speed but the lights issue is confusing me. Battery after he got home
> last night was at 13.32 Volts and its only a 1 year old battery according to
> receipts that came with the car.
>
> Looking for any clues you Spridgeteers might have.
>
> The only issue I have noticed with the car is that I think it runs rich, the
> exhaust stank, no smoke but it was a pretty strong smell but its his first
> non-catalytic and non-fuel injected etc. car so he thought it was normal. We
> were going to tinker with the car over the holiday but now I am forced to.
>
> Mike
>
> p.s. I am not a member of the mini list, but I will join and post there also.
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