Captain Furious Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 Worth adjusting the ignition timi.....I’ll get my coat. rob88h, Christine, egg and 3 others 6
dollywobbler Posted February 10, 2018 Author Posted February 10, 2018 No joy. Still backfiring through the carb on throttle application, and refusing to run cleanly. Can't get it to even accelerate the engine at the moment - would, poorly, when it was still fairly cold. Must be a carb fault - it's the same one.
greengartside Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 Maybe check the accelerator pump is working properly as well? twosmoke300 and Sigmund Fraud 2
purplebargeken Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 Bloody outstanding progress given the working conditions.... cold.
dollywobbler Posted February 10, 2018 Author Posted February 10, 2018 Maybe check the accelerator pump is working properly as well? Well, it certainly squirts. Whether it squirts enough, I'm not sure. Bloody outstanding progress given the working conditions.... cold. Mild here! For one day at least...
purplebargeken Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 So that's summer done then? Tadhg Tiogar, DeeJay and oldcars 3
Zelandeth Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 No joy. Still backfiring through the carb on throttle application, and refusing to run cleanly. Can't get it to even accelerate the engine at the moment - would, poorly, when it was still fairly cold. Must be a carb fault - it's the same one. Sounds exactly like what mine's decided to do on a couple of occasions - but it seems to come and go. My money's on a bit of crud floating around in the carb. Just thinking if you've had the carb off - there's not a vacuum leak at the carb to inlet manifold joint is there?
dollywobbler Posted February 10, 2018 Author Posted February 10, 2018 I had a very good look at that joint, but it seems fine. I've not had the carb off the manifold (as it's impossible to do in-situ). Remembering that 90% of fuel issues actually turn out to be ignition issues, I'm going to have a methodical check over of everything tomorrow morning before I get carried away pulling the inlet manifold off for a better look at the carb.
Zelandeth Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 If in doubt, try another condenser before anything else! That was the cause of at least 95% of the running problems I had with the Skoda Rapid I had... Don't know what the deal with that car was, but it used to eat them on an almost weekly basis it felt like. purplebargeken 1
Saabnut Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 One quick and easy check before you pull anything off. If it will start and tick over, get a can of WD40 and squirt around the carb/manifold and manifold/head joints whilst it is running and listen for a change in revs or watch for smoke. If it revs up or smokes, you have an air leak, if not you can fairly safely rule it out. purplebargeken, Dick Cheeseburger, tinribs and 1 other 4
dollywobbler Posted February 10, 2018 Author Posted February 10, 2018 It's running so badly it's hard to tell. I did try that around the carb base earlier.
dollywobbler Posted February 11, 2018 Author Posted February 11, 2018 MAJOR EXCITE. LightBulbFun, tinribs, gadgetgricey and 43 others 46
MorrisItalSLX Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 Chod Speed, my good sir. LightBulbFun 1
dollywobbler Posted February 11, 2018 Author Posted February 11, 2018 Vid?? Editing it now. It's going to be a big one, so may be a while. Cavcraft, egg, John F and 2 others 5
DeeJay Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 Editing it now. It's going to be a big one, so may be a while.How about now? Faker 1
davocano Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 My F5 key is gonna get a hammering this afternoon. captain_70s and Faker 2
omegod Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 Ready yet ?????????????????????????????????????? Faker 1
eifion Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 Yes, congratulations. It must feel like a massive step forward after all the woes with the other engine.
richardmorris Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 How about now? Are we there yet? Faker 1
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