[Will]

ok, well ive had 2 different carbs apart, cleaned, and adjusted. for now it appears to idle, and seems to be running smoother than it has been. once i get some insurance, ill try out a road test.
still puzzled why the one newer carb will idle fine, and work fine as long as the throttle is constantly pumped. after 2 cleanings and all the passages blown out with compressed air, it still wont hold anything above an idle without stalling out or backfiring out the carb terribly. there isnt a whole lot to these carbs, its driving me slightly nuts. are these carbs really picky about being tuned exactly?

[Will]

with the throttle half way or anyway, and the choke half closed, itll run and run. as soon as the choke is opened, itll starve and die unless the throttle is pumped and the accelerator pump gives it the shot of fuel it needs.

[Will]

ok, latest update….new coil, removed a fuel filter for the moment, blew out fuel lines, carb has been disassembled and cleaned. on a cold start, the car starts and runs just perfect, then as it warms up and the choke is opening up, it refuses to idle. even at a constant half throttle it will die from what appears to be fuel starvation. if i manually close the choke, it runs like it should. this problem should be with the carb im assuming…? i have 2 other carbs that need to be cleaned out, should i try a diff carb? getting closer to trusting the car on the road….almost…

[Will]

H5446252 is the motor. Blew fuel lines out, removed front filter

temporarily, tore Carb down and cleaned it out, car starts and runs.

Haven’t taken it on the road but ran it for a good hour in the

garage….doors open of course…although I was getting sleepy.

Anyway, id still like to replace the coil, so hopefully one of “y’all” can

point me to my coil. Thanks tons!

[Will]

will any coil work? Mg was built in 80. Also do they have any ballast

resistor or is full voltage going to the coil all the time?

[Will]

at work,itching to get the mg happy again. Battery was dead due to

excessive cranking….once its running ill make sure its all up to par. I

did stop by autozone the first time it refused to start, and the

manager even put cables on and hooked up to his new ford truck,

plenty of juice but just no fire. 3 more hours til freedom! Out of

curiosity, what kinda mileage are you all getting?

[Will]

thanks for the quick replys! cap,rotor,wires and plugs are all new and look perfect upon inspection. power to the coil is there and connections are solid. battery is dead and being charged currently…had to call the trusty tow truck to carry her home last night. the car does look dusty all over..like it HAS been sitting around. i will check into the fuel flow issue tonite. 

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