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virgo cutting out

thanks to all that have responded to my request,the car electrics all seem to be
working have checked earths /connectors and have found the car will rev/run in
neutral 100% but when in gear - under load it cuts out ,backfires and niether me
or the mechanic can understand it ,have replaced so many parts,alternator/cam
sensor,plugs -leads,battery,and other various parts with no success
,filler/breather ok,petrol pipe clear of everything ie not trapped/away from
heat source ,i have no hair left to tear out ,any ideas welcome.thanks




Wed Jul 1, 2009 5:18 pm

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hi i am still having cut out problem with my microcar virgo, the car starts/runs perfectly for about a mile /5 minutes then cuts out and when i take foot off...
microcar66
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May 6, 2009
12:23 pm

Is your Virgp Petrol or Diesel. This sounds like a classic case of petrol evaporation to me - hence it runs until the engine gets hot, then the petrol starts...
Martin
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May 6, 2009
4:37 pm

Humm... if it were a bike id say, the tank vent is blocked, so causing an air lock (no air can get in to replace the fuel burnt) so it stops but will start...
sidecar_jon
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May 6, 2009
7:17 pm

thanks for reply Martin,the problem seems to happen when i have gone downhill off throttle and back on i.e. turned corner or back on flat road,top/ bottom of...
norman insch
microcar66
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May 6, 2009
7:30 pm

Okay, heres another idea.Have you changed the fuel filter? I once bought a very snazzy Mitsubishi Sapparo Sports car for a mere £400 quid because it ran badly...
Martin
martin_thorp...
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May 6, 2009
7:56 pm

thanks again Martin,i forgot to mention car also backfires i dont know if this makes any other ideas spring to mind but i will try fuel filter .thanks again  ...
norman insch
microcar66
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May 6, 2009
8:55 pm

A very good day to you, {even if it ain't !} This lovely little car, ...just exactly when does it backfire?  Only after a mile, or only after shutting off for...
B TICEHURST
beejaytee2003
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May 7, 2009
11:33 am

thanks for reply ,i moved some pipes to cooler positions and moved connector boxes beside steering column and now car running perfectly ,thanks for suggestions...
norman insch
microcar66
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May 7, 2009
4:09 pm

thanks to all that have responded to my request,the car electrics all seem to be working have checked earths /connectors and have found the car will rev/run in...
microcar66
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Jul 1, 2009
5:19 pm

Sounds like a bad air leak or the carb is dropping to bits inside. mine did but I caught it before it got to bad. btw dont rev the engine with the belt on it...
Clayton Norton-Clarke
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Jul 1, 2009
6:02 pm
user918640
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Jul 1, 2009
8:50 pm

... Hiya. I know this will not help but is really for information only, so get ready to feel really bad. I have a Microcar Virgo standing in my garden which...
user918640
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Jul 1, 2009
8:55 pm

the problems i had with my virgo cutting out/backfiring were down to the carb ,but still couln't work out why-simple cure ,i traded it in and bought an mc1...
microcar66
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Jul 30, 2009
6:04 pm
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