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

[Ghosty]

I have one of those Chinese compression testers.

Ghosty will confirm it is indeed shit!

 

I also have a very large hammer that works well.

I can confirm. I've since bought my own too.

At least, they're shit if the HGF you're testing for is not between two cylinders.

[pshome]

Test for HGF with a hammer? Explain.

[busmansholiday]

At the risk of Junkman heading over the Woodhead Pass to have a 'quiet word' with me, apart from the condenser or ballast wire, it's not something absolutely stupid is it like a partly blocked fuel filter or the fuel pump playing silly buggers therefore dropping the fuel flow so it doesn't have enough?

[Junkman]

No.

[bub2006]

Junkman,there is a car spares shop near me with a gas tester for sale. Made by gunson. I was tempted to buy it for the trike as they said they would consider offers on the asking price of £89. I can enquire for you

[bub2006]

http://www.gunson.co.uk/product/G4125

[bub2006]

I'm sure it's this one.

[dollywobbler]

I had a similar infuriating issue with the crappy camo Dyane a couple of years back. Similar thing in that the timing light remained on at all times, and I eventually got it running way out of whack. I solved it in the end by changing the entire points box (the pitiful attempt at a distributor) and it was all good, but I never actually worked out what was going wrong. I could only assume the points were earthing out somewhere they shouldn't have been. I was running points-assisted, so no condenser attached. 

 

Conclusion - BECAUSE FRENCH.

[Junkman]

Okay, I got it running.

Stable tickover, ignition marks aligned as specified in The Book, dwell 54 degrees.

 

Don't ask.

 

Drives not too badly, it's deffo smoother than with Solex but doesn't have the 'bite'.

Probably suits the car better.

[Mally]

Test for HGF with a hammer? Explain.

 

 

Sorry my mistake it won't work on these, the engine hides behind the transaxle and the spare wheel.

On a proper car you bash the bonnet down until it compresses the cylinder head a little.

[pshome]

Me once borrowed a Gunson... frustrating piece of shit. Takes forever to get ready, exhaust pipe is to short. at best it's long enough to have it sit half way on the floor, very impractical. With longer pipe did not work at all, likely pump to weak. No water trap, gets clooged with water every so often and pipe needs to be blown dry. If you dont have pressured air, good luck. Reacts very slowly, all around very frustrating to work with this.

 

Get yourself one of the small Bosch ones, yes they cost about 300€, worth every penny!

 

[pshome]

Okay, I got it running.

Stable tickover, ignition marks aligned as specified in The Book, dwell 54 degrees.

 

Don't ask.

 

Drives not too badly, it's deffo smoother than with Solex but doesn't have the 'bite'.

Probably suits the car better.

Tell us now!

[Junkman]

Sorry my mistake it won't work on these, the engine hides behind the transaxle and the spare wheel.

On a proper car you bash the bonnet down until it compresses the cylinder head a little.

 

On a proper car you inflate the spare wheel a bit more and it'll be fine.

Having said that, on a really proper car, no OMGHGF will ensue.

[Junkman]

Tell us now!

 

I woke up the Frenchman in me.

[pshome]

I woke up the Frenchman in me.

 

You had a glas of red wine and it fixed itself, well done!

[Squire_Dawson]

The distributor hasn't been put in the 'wrong' way around, making the timing 180 degrees out?

[Junkman]

No.

 

Because

 

A. it could not possibly have turned itself around since the car provided sterling service for over a year culminating in a trip to France.

 

B. although I hate to repeat myself, the assumption that I'm a total clothes rack is wrong.

[Squire_Dawson]

I'm stumped. It's bizarre. I well remember how it was running on the way home from Dover, but it kept going and got us back. I remember you mentioning the mixture might be a bit lean at the time. You've done practically everything to try to resolve it so I have no further ideas except, perhaps, to remove the cylinder head and inspect. But compression check first.

[Junkman]

You had a glas of red wine and it fixed itself, well done!

 

Glass and wine shops were closed.

[Junkman]

I'm stumped. It's bizarre. I well remember how it was running on the way home from Dover, but it kept going and got us back. I remember you mentioning the mixture might be a bit lean at the time. You've done practically everything to try to resolve it so I have no further ideas except, perhaps, to remove the cylinder head and inspect. But compression check first.

 

 

You appear to have missed the post in which I announced it's running fine-ish now.

[pshome]

Glass and wine shops were closed.

are you in France?

[Junkman]

Thanks God no! But I just thought French.

[pshome]

[pshome]

oops wrong one, R16 it is..

[busmansholiday]

You put some garlic in the fuel tank ????

[Rocket88]

You've probably done this but....worth sticking some super unleaded in to see what happens?

[Guest Hooli]

Did you wave a white flag? french things love that...

[panhard65]

Glad to here it is running better and although there was no chance that the timming would of "jumped" it is possible to put the distributor in incorrectly as the gear that the dog on the bottom of the distributor goes into can be put in incorrectly but I think it could only of happened when the head had been off (if ever) They aren't that bad to work on and once set up will normally stay in tune much better than any of the comparable British offerings.

[Jim Bell]

Glad it's been an eventually positive outcome. You've certainly got more patience and determination than I'll ever have man, apart from when it comes to responding to folk eager to 'help'.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Bigger main jets for both barrels. Period HBOL’s used to give jet sizes so those of a 1500 Alfasud would be a good starting point.