1965 MG Midget Engine fault

[ChrisDU]

Hi All

I have had a problem with my 1098 Midget since November. It is progressively driving me mad as i have now exhausted most avenues.

The fault: the car starts ok and seems to run ok until it gets up to temperature and it then cuts out and won’t restart. I have: replaced the fuel pump and checked the fuel lines, replaced the carb valves and gaskets and centred the jets. I have replaced the distributor cap, leads and spark plugs and replaced the coil checking its resistance. It runs ok until it cuts out....

I hadn’t been using a fuel additive but corrected this to make sure that it wasn’t an octane level issue. I have a very patience wife but she sees the receipts! I need to fix.

Does anyone have any words of wisdom/new ideas?

Many thanks

Chris

[wildoliver]

Condenser?

[thisisnotaspoon]

Ignoring the upto temperature bit and thinking in terms of things that cause it to cut out after a while and not restart.

Fuel tank breather blocked? Could be temp related as the choke would mask it a bit. Easy to rule out, it'll run fine with the cap off.

Or massive cooling issue causing it to partially seize, but focus on the easy and less damaging ideas first!

[ChrisDU]

Thanks, useful tips. I’ll give them a go. I have CSI electronic ignition so probably not the condenser but i am worried that it might be in the distributor. I understand that these units are pretty reliable.

Looking at it last night, it looks as if the rear carb fast idle cam is out of position for some reason. I will correct as well.

Chris

[ChrisDU]

I seem to have fixed the problem so thanks for the help. Combination of a faulty fuel pipe and a dodgy rotor arm. Two faults, always tricky to track.

Chris

[Martin350]

Just out of curiosity, what was wrong with the fuel pipe?

[ChrisDU]

It was the pump not the pipe. Predictive text problem

[Martin350]

Haha, ok, thanks!