Fuel accumulator or is it

[Rakerone]

Hi guys, so on my way to silverstone today and 1 mile from my house the engine dies , and then it started raining, great, so cranking the engine it fires and did this till the battery went flat so waited 45 min for the aa man to arrive, he did all the usual checks and nothing just fired and stopped, then clouted the fuel accumulator next to the filter and hey presto fires up and running fine, car as always started first time hot or cold fine but does the tent to idle lumpy Any one else had this problem , shame I missed silverstone

Thanks

[Richot1989]

Which car and year is it?

[BenC]

Think I've got one off an SC which you are welcome to

[Rakerone]

Thanks benC. 1982 sc. so looking at it in the afternoon I removed the air box cover and the pop off valve,s rubber sealing ring was floating in the airbox so I replaced it and it ran perfect, so took it for a drive same thing it cut out and wouldn't start, and again the seal was out again, replacing and all fine, now I've glued it in and will drive tonight. And report back.

[Rakerone]

Ok went for a drive today and all ok no stalling but a couple of smallish backfires and a few popping sounds, is that a mixture issue or normal for a sc, I'm sure a few of you will have some ideas. Thanks