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Check the rotor by looking at the spark both at the cool wire and at a
spark plug wires. Strong spark at the coil and weak or none at the plug can
mean bad rotor.
Check that #1 is firing near #1TDC. It should be a bit before, but not a
lot.
Check that you don't have fuel bowls full of water. Water settling in the
tank could cause running for a short time then stalling dead.
Verify compression in the cylinders.
Don't get discouraged. You have to sort out all the nits. Then you get to
drive a Bugeye!
On Tue, Jun 30, 2020, 10:37 PM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> I finally fixed the brake lights that refused to work on my Bugeye. Just
> had my son climb in the trunk and pull a couple of bullet connectors out
> and put them back in again. I guess 20 years might see a little corrosion
> in Lucas connectors. I'm sure you can relate. After fixing that I
> installed a new combination light/ignition switch. (Chinese junk) Ready
> to cruise, or so i thought. Just got finished washing the car to remove
> several moths of just sitting in the garage. Started it up to take a ride
> and backed down the driveway. Let the clutch out to go and the engine quit
> and will not start. Checked for fuel flow and no problem there. Got
> spark. I just put a new battery in it yesterday, so the engine spins up
> nicely, but it won't run. I'm starting to get discouraged.
> Mike MacLean
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Check the rotor by looking at the spark both at the cool =
wire and at a spark plug wires. Strong spark at the coil and weak or none a=
t the plug can mean bad rotor.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"=
>Check that #1 is firing near #1TDC. It should be a bit before, but not a l=
ot.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Check that you don&#=
39;t have fuel bowls full of water. Water settling in the tank could cause =
running for a short time then stalling dead.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></d=
iv><div dir=3D"auto">Verify compression in the cylinders.</div><div dir=3D"=
auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Don't get discouraged. You have to so=
rt out all the nits. Then you get to drive a Bugeye!<br><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun =
30, 2020, 10:37 PM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spri=
dgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #c=
cc solid;padding-left:1ex">I finally fixed the brake lights that refused to=
work on my Bugeye.=C2=A0 Just had my son climb in the trunk and pull a cou=
ple of bullet connectors out and put them back in again.=C2=A0 I guess 20 y=
ears might see a little corrosion in Lucas connectors.=C2=A0 I'm sure y=
ou can relate.=C2=A0 After fixing that I installed a new combination light/=
ignition switch.=C2=A0 (Chinese junk)=C2=A0 Ready to cruise, or so i though=
t.=C2=A0 Just got finished washing the car to remove several moths of just =
sitting in the garage.=C2=A0 Started it up to take a ride and backed down t=
he driveway.=C2=A0 Let the clutch out to go and the engine quit and will no=
t start.=C2=A0 Checked for fuel flow and no problem there.=C2=A0 Got spark.=
=C2=A0 I just put a new battery in it yesterday, so the engine spins up nic=
ely, but it won't run.=C2=A0 I'm starting to get discouraged.<div i=
d=3D"m_3757253592785935730yMail_cursorElementTracker_1593570845736">Mike Ma=
cLean</div>
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