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passed mot yesterday but on the way back engine just died no power got it started again ran for about half a mile and died again

it`s a 2.0l Aircooled engine rebuild
had new plugs new leads new dizzy cap new rotar arm new fuel filter new coil electric fuel pump and regulator set to one and a half bar
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Is it getting fuel, did it just cut like an switch or was it a gradual loss of power then stop, if it was the latter then i'd be looking at fuel supply.
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it was just gradual as in driving along next thing no power engine revs dropped till stand still then cut out
got it going again and went about half a mile and cut out again got it going again didn`t last 2 mins though
and that was it ended up on the back of recovery
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If it starts (or has a jolly good go) if you tip a capful of fuel down the carb bore (remove air filter) then its fuel starvation. If it doesn't, its electrics. Not a hard and fast rule but usually saves fishing in the dark.
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Did you have to wait 20mins or so before you could restart? Might be excess fuel - so you have to wait for it to evaporate out of the flooded carbs before it all works again. Either way I would get the carbeurettors checked. Look for a carb tuner on yell. If it is a carb prob one tip might be to put your foot to the floor before you turn the ignition and this might help her start after a conk out.

Otherwise electrical - dodgy alternator?

Does she conk out when you come to a standstill eg in a q or giveway? Or is it while your foot is on the acelerator?/

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Long shot but where did you get dizzy cap from?

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dizzy cap from gsf
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I had a duff one from halfrauds. All felt ok until you gave it a good wiggle then it would turn and come off. Its a long shot but all you have done is a good service and a MOT recently, other than that its a fuel/air problem. Breathers and fuel supply

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