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September 29th, 2008

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Q & A: Missing Engine When Loaded

Monday December 29th, 2008
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
You may recall that the 77 B you worked on for me when I was
a professor at U of M B-school was struck in my RIT parking lot
in Rochester NY last summer, I replaced it with a 75B (41k Miles!).
I have the following problem: at high speed, say 65 mph or above
(not sure, speedometer is not reliable, 3500k to 4000k range) the
car bucks and misses when engine loaded (up even a slight incline)
and sometimes just does it, hot or cold, when I feather the accelerator,
it recovers, but sometimes I hear the "woosh" sound from the exhaust
and even a backfire from time to time....seems like I had this problem
with my 77 once too...ideas?
Your timing is either too retard or too lean. John bets that it is
probably too retard. Your timing should be 32 DEG MAX.
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