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no rev under load 77 #1
luckyme robert c prescott valley, AZ, USA Sign in to contact	Topic Creator (OP) Oct 29, 2014 09:11 PM Joined 9 years ago 52 Posts

77 midget won't rev past 35 hundred rpm when trying to accelerate, rebuilt zs carb and pertronix ignition. I found this out on first test drive Timing set to 10 deg btdc , Any hints?

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Re: no rev under load 77 #2
luckyme robert c prescott valley, AZ, USA Sign in to contact	Topic Creator (OP) Oct 30, 2014 01:03 PM Joined 9 years ago 52 Posts

Thanks for no replies. It was the electronic fuel pump going bad..

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Re: no rev under load 77 #3
PeterC Peter Caldwell Madison Wisconsin, USA Sign in to contact 1931 Morris Minor Saloon "Cammy OHC" 1960 Land Rover Series II 1962 MG Midget MkI 1963 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia & more	Oct 30, 2014 02:25 PM Top Contributor Joined 18 years ago 6,506 Posts

It would have been difficult to suggest that, as the car was originally fitted with a mechanical fuel pump.

Glad you found the issue.

Go for a drive!

Peter

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