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June 23, 2003
midgetSpriter's,
I've been trawling the lists for an answer to what seems to be an
eternal struggle of getting my Standard Block 1275cc Midget (1970) to
run in a reasonable fashion.
I've read with interest a number of suggestions and am even more
confused as to what the right thing to do in regard to getting this
car to run with todays fuels.
I've tried the full complement of fuels and am currently running with
Premium Unleaded. The engine has been recently rebuilt with the
addition of hardened valve seats so I guess I should at least have
some protection against VSR.
I'm sure I'm not the only person in Australia or for that matter
anywhere else in the world who has had difficulties with this.
I'm currently running with timing so retarded (to stop the pinking)
that it feels as though I driving through boiling tar!! (and I'm sure
this is gona cause me problems later on)
I read a number of interesting suggestions on improving running with
unleaded fuels ranging from fuel line inserts to additives to engine
electrical mods.
Can anyone suggest what from the above (if any) will give me better
running and a longer life out of this engine.
Yours hopefully.....
"abradfor2000" < abradfor2000@... > 22913
Posted on June 23, 2003 10:43 AM
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