i would guess that running out of fuel may have "polluted" the fuel system somehow...maybe small particles were in the bottom of the tank...anyway...i would check that you have strong fuel delivery to the carb, then look @ carb filters, jets, float bowl settings etc...
sounds like fuel to me...imho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Spitfire List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 2:20 PM Subject: Dead Spit > All, > > This morning as I was leaving for work my '79 Spit died (fortunately > less than 1/2 mile from home). Here are the symptoms: > > The car started and drove fine for a short distance. Upon making as left > turn, the engine stalled, came back, stalled, trid to come back and > stalled again. When trying to re-start the engine, the first couple of > times the engine would cough and die. Now it won't even try to start. > Starter is cranking briskly, I simply get no fire. Is something like > this likely to be fuel system or electrical system? Could it be that > I've fouled my carb? I did run out of gas yesterday. Could this be > related to the stumbling problem I posted not too long ago? > > Any help will be greatly appreciated, > Ben > '79 Spit, Bitsy /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
