aixamandmicrocar : Message: virgo cutting out

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
instead- problem solved.i /microcar mechanic tried all suggestions from site
plus a few of our own but had no luck but thanks to all.

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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

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
martin_thorp...

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

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

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...

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 Â ...

norman insch
microcar66

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?Â Only after a mile, or only after shutting off for...

B TICEHURST
beejaytee2003

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

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

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
claytonnorto...

Jul 1, 2009
6:02 pm

user918640

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

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

Jul 30, 2009
6:04 pm

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