[Spridgets] Help Needed - Fuel or Electrical Issue?

James Gruber thistle_3619 at yahoo.com
Sat Apr 18 11:31:57 MDT 2009


I just had this for the 2nd time in 2 days with Bugsy. 68 Sprite with 1098. Driving along, engine is running really sweet, sound absolutely fine and is pulling strong. All of a sudden power starts to drop off, at least 1 cylinder drops out and then the engine sloly starts missing worse and then just dies. I pull over to the side of the road, turn the key, hear fuel pump tick, and engine fires up and I can drive on without a miss. 
Now the only thing done to the engine recently was taking off the stock air filter cans and I am running with just filter base, filters on, with a cap plate on top of the filters to secure them in place. I would think that more airflow would tend to lean out the engine and I would need to adjust mixture but not to the extent that engine just completly dies.
But then starts up again after it craps out.
I'm thinking either fuel filter is clogged and needs changing. I can't recall ever changing fuel filter in 9 years or electric fuel pump is starting to crap out. I'm thinking Faucet or something similiar is back under the PS rear fender area.
Thoughts or ideas. Got the back yard to cut and I'm hoping this list has some ideas for me when I return in about 45 minutes. 75 degrees and sunny, I want to go cruising but now worried about straying far from home. Help!!!! 


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