The Epic Austrian owned R16 from Germany doing French things in a Parallel Universe near England Saga

[Junkman]

Did the tyre go flat again?

 

Didn't check.

[Junkman]

Look what's lurking in the background:

 

 

Do I spot a V8 badge on he bonnet?

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

2000TC I reckon. 

 

The French had occasional lapses as well.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

It doesn't have the V8 chrome strip on the bonnet. 

[RobT]

That's bloody ace.

And smoking a ciggie whilst you're doing car maintenance. Excellent.

[Junkman]

Today I was smoking a ciggie whilst I drove it for the fist time since the operation and I was smoking a ciggie whilst I treated it to a car wash. All it needs now is fine tuning, which due to total cackhandedness in this respect I'd like to entrust to someone who can actually do it while I smoke a ciggie.

 

Is there someone with this ability (and willingness) within the realms of this forum, or shall I bring it to the former Rover Sanatorium right away? Note: Persons unfortunate enough to live outside the Greater GGG Area need not apply.

[Guest Hooli]

I haven't seen why you didn't rebuild the solex.

 

Now you have Italian carbs you just need to replace the car with one from a country that can make them and all will be well with the world. I suggest a 2001 Mercedes-Benz E class.

 

*ducks*

[Junkman]

May I remind you that the GGG was on a mission to Italy not too long ago to retrieve a 1750 or 2000 Berlina?

Not exactly successful we returned home and bought two more P6 V8s...

 

Besides, even Miss Lette has an Italian carby.

[panhard65]

I haven't seen why you didn't rebuild the solex.

 

Now you have Italian carbs you just need to replace the car with one from a country that can make them and all will be well with the world. I suggest a 2001 Mercedes-Benz E class.

 

*ducks*

The Solex carbs were crap when these cars were current so fitting a Webber was always the first thing most people changed on them. When I had Renault 18's back in the late 80's I was always on the look out for Webber equipped cars in the breakers to swap. The only issue I had was finding air filter pipework as the Webbers would freeze up if you didn't run an air filter. It would be a pain on the motorway trying to make decent progress when the carb would ice up so you had to let it thaw out then set off again.  The only thing worse than a Solex carb is a bloody Pierburg, we were swapping them for Webbers on Astra's at 2 years old due to wear.

[Mally]

Today I was smoking a ciggie whilst I drove it for the fist time since the operation and I was smoking a ciggie whilst I treated it to a car wash. All it needs now is fine tuning, which due to total cackhandedness in this respect I'd like to entrust to someone who can actually do it while I smoke a ciggie.

 

Is there someone with this ability (and willingness) within the realms of this forum, or shall I bring it to the former Rover Sanatorium right away? Note: Persons unfortunate enough to live outside the Greater GGG Area need not apply.

 

Can't help with the fine tuning, but I may know the whereabouts of several L&M ciggies if they work for you.

[Junkman]

This is turning into a major issue, since LVG is booked out until 1st 1/4 2019.

Where in the GGG area would I find a garage that would tune an R16 without looking for the fucking plug to plug a fucking computer in?

[pshome]

DIY, standard Webers are really easy to set up.

 

Run the engine until it is warmed up and the choke is fully opened and disengaged.

Rotate the Idle Speed screw counter-clockwise, until tachometer reads about 600-700

rpm’s (or as low as it can idle, with the engine still running). Next rotate the

Idle Mixture crew (also known as the fuel mixture adjustment screw) clockwise,

until the engine runs rough.

Next turn the Idle Mixture screw (counter-clockwise) 1/2 to 3/4 of a full turn, so that

the engine again runs smoother. Next increase the idle speed to desired setting by rotating the Idle

Speed screw clockwise.

[Junkman]

There are three screws.

 

- The one that defines the mechanical zero point of the linkage. I'd consider this the idle speed screw, but it apparently isn't.

 

- The knurled big one with a spring. No matter what you do with that one, nothing changes.

 

- A small one with a spring I can hardly reach with a screwdriver once the carby is installed.

 

In contrast to septic carbies, which are indeed really easy to tune, none of this looks really easy to me.

 

Besides, what isn't there is a "tachometer".

[Jim Bell]

An aftershave.

 

The Solex Effect for men.

By Christian Dior.

 

Splash it on all over.

 

 

 

[Fabergé Greggs]

You can get a cheap tach from amazon for £12 or so.. handy to have for this sort of thing

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

An aftershave.

 

The Solex Effect for men.

By Christian Dior.

 

Splash it on all over.

 

 

 

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Christ, where is that pic from? I think I went to school with him. A nutter called Nicholas Dobson.,

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

There are three screws.

 

- The one that defines the mechanical zero point of the linkage. I'd consider this the idle speed screw, but it apparently isn't.

 

- The knurled big one with a spring. No matter what you do with that one, nothing changes.

 

- A small one with a spring I can hardly reach with a screwdriver once the carby is installed.

 

In contrast to septic carbies, which are indeed really easy to tune, none of this looks really easy to me.

 

Besides, what isn't there is a "tachometer".

 

 

Got a pic?

[Jim Bell]

Christ, where is that pic from? I think I went to school with him. A nutter called Nicholas Dobson.,

It's Monkman from University Challenged. He talks like Junkman types.

[Junkman]

Got a pic?

 

Got a guy who worked on these when they were new?

 

 

16, 50 and 73.

[pshome]

16 just holds holds the idle jet, nothing to adjust there.

73 is mixture, 50 idle speed.

[Junkman]

73 has no effect whatsoever.

[Junkman]

What is this one for?

 

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

According to Father Bluejean's Haynes Mark 1 Escort Mexico HBOL, 73 is the mixture screw. Wind it all the way in until it barely runs and wind it out 'until the engine idles really smoothly with no misfiring'. No word of a Haynes Lie.

 

Then set the idle speed on screw 50.

 

I wouldn't worry about CO on this. If it runs smoothly and doesn't cough black smoke, it'll be reet. 

[pshome]

if mixture does nothing.. reduce idle to lowest possible where engine still runs, then try mixture again.

[SiC]

If that doesn't work, try fitting a Solex?

[artdjones]

Has the piece of linkage that could the rocker cover been altered yet?If the throttle won't go back to it's stop then the mixture screw won't have any effect because the car isn't running on the idle circuit,but on the main circuit where the mixture is not adjustable.

[pshome]

What is this one for?

 

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is there a screw in there? Take it out and see if needle or jet drops to floor and is lost. Might be the accel pump bleed needle, nothing to adjust.

[pshome]

Has the piece of linkage that could the rocker cover been altered yet?If the throttle won't go back to it's stop then the mixture screw won't have any effect because the car isn't running on the idle circuit,but on the main circuit where the mixture is not adjustable.

Many Webers adjust idle speed using the main throttle. There is no idle needle, only mixture.

[artdjones]

Yes I know,but if the throttle plate is not back against the idle stop or the idle stop is in a position where the throttle is partly open,then the fuel is not being drawn only or even at all through the idle jet/circuit so the mixture screw, which only acts on the idle circuit, will have little or no effect.

[pshome]

Correct, Mr. Junkman, we need photos of the linkage area.