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Q & A: Lost Power

Monday March 18th, 2002
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
My wife drives a 79 MG Midget. It has about 20 thousand on a engine rebuild. It used to run like the proverbial "stripped *#$@% monkey" Lately it has lost a lot of power. With the pedal mashed all the way it only hits 70. It has new plugs, electronic ignition. Its hard starting when warm. You know the noise it makes with a vacuum leak? This one makes the same noise on deceleration. A short time ago I found most of the exhaust manifold nuts had backed off. I tightened them as best I could, giving where they are at. Could something be warped?

respectfully

Bill Hazel

BILL!

There are so many individual parts of the tune-up -- but it works into four major areas: engine, ignition, carburetor, and emissions.

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