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MG Midget and Sprite General - AArrrggghhh - a day like Prop's

Gorgeous day here in NC, near 70. Went to get the
72 Midget for a quick shopping trip. Turn the key,
engine fires, hit the gas, and the gas pedal hits
the floor with a loud POP!!.

Okay, yanked the cable and installed a bicycle
shift cable (man, there is now room to turn a
wrench between the two SUs!!).

Now she starts and gets gas and all is well.

Then a funny sound. Got a fuel leak in the hose from
the pipe to the fuel filter.

Fixed that with a new length of hose. She starts,
she runs, and off we go for a test ride. Down the
street, round the corner, and .... sputter, cough,
DEAD!! No fuel in the filter.

Walked home; got the wife and another car, and
towed it home. Thar she sits.

Anyone want a 72 Midget??
chuckc

Its always something....if you dpont drive it much then vary little goes wrong....just personal experiance...lol.

So what was is....fuel pump?

Are you guys getting any of this mess or will it go north....i was going to shovel out the truck....but i looked at it for five minutes amd said screw it
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I'm guessing either the pump or the lower end
of the hose. That's for another day ... maybe.

We go from 70's and sunny today to 40's and
cloudy tomorrow. Maybe (??) some rain on the
weekend. Somehow, with nasty winter weather all
around us (even Hotlanta was cold today), we
have escaped this crud. Knocks Loudly On Wooden
Head.
chuckc

Think I may have replaced the leaking fuel hose
with a vacuum hose. Would that have done it??

Today I got a real fuel hose and put it in.
Seems to start and run better now.
chuckc

Ouch. Chuck,

Might want to run some carb cleaner thur the tank to make sure you dont have any hose junk in the carbs....maybe give the floats chamber a good cleaning

Glad its working
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