Tim hits on the best points - focus first on spark and compression before worrying about fuel. Having said that, I had a similar problem in Houston. Cost some aggrevation but I found that one of the nibs on the little brackets that hold the fork inside the carb bowl lid on one side had broken off, preventing the valve from fully closing. It would idle as long as the jet opening was really small but as soon as I'd put my foot in it that carb would flood and so no power. I've also seen a hot but failing coil, a failing condensor, clogged fuel lines/filters, and vacuum leaks cause similar symptoms (not all in MGs....).
On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 9:33:10 AM EDT, Tim Bloomfield
ferricsteed@yahoo.com [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Bob Sleeper, I have been pondering your car's symptoms to come up with a most or more likely scenario. Here are some items to check as I couldn't come up with a scenario. The two symptoms seem unrelated but I don't know. I would sort out the ignition light not coming on first.. It should come on with ignition turned on with engine not running. Check for good bulb, loose or broken wires. Disconnect and tape off wires separating the generator. Once you have the ignition sorted out, start the engine and let us know if the engine can now handle the load.
I'll assume the engine still can not handle the load. Many possibilities may cause this, ignition, mechanical and/or carburetor. I would check the easy mechanical first: check valve lash. Pull spark plugs and check compression at cranking speeds. Move onto the ignition system. Plugs good? Good spark on all? Ignition timing at 0 degrees or up to 10 degrees before top dead center initially? Lastly, (my opinion only) check the carburetor. I find carburetion to usually be the least problematic. Since you describe engine cut out on low speed load, I would start by cleaning the dash pots and observing the butterfly valves. I am assuming the carb bowls are full of gasoline. Pull the carb bowl lids off to check. If not, then go through the fuel system.
Please let us know your progress.
Tim Bloomfield
TB0613 (Now Dismantled)
Louisiana
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On Wed, 4/17/19, Rick
rbfisk@comcast.net [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] My sick TC
To:
mgtc@usaviator.net, "Bob Sleeper" sleeperbob@gmail.com>, "mg-tabc" mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 2:28 AM
Thanks Bud, it looked like he wasn t getting much
response from the group and hoped we could connect him up
with resources local to himOn
April 16, 2019 at 12:22 PM
mgtc@usaviator.net wrote:
Rick,
Bob's in Pueblo, Colorado.
Bud
Get
Outlook for
Android
On Tue, Apr
16, 2019 at 3:52 AM -0600, "Rick
rbfisk@comcast.net
[mg-tabc]" mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com>
wrote:
Where are you located Bob?
On April 15, 2019
at 11:56 AM "Bob Sleeper
sleeperbob@gmail.com
[mg-tabc]" mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com>
wrote:
My
48 TC is having some problems. Number one is the car will
start but as soon as I put a load on it ( release the clutch
) it starts cutting out (carburetor maybe?). Number 2, is it
will start but the ignition lite doesn t come on, which
implies that it s running on the battery not the
generator.
I need to get her fixed because,
unfortunately, I need to sell her.
Looking for help or suggestions
Thanks in advance for your
time on this.
Bob
Sleeper
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