junkyarddog Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I'm afraid I'm going to have to take you to task on your profile pic. It doesn't quite reflect the reality.Not really,I have a GSD too. wuvvum, Split_Pin, anonymous user and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Something is wrong with my lovely rebuilt carburettor. I suspect it's a sticking float needle. Everything was perfectly fine until the last 2 miles when the car managed to ftp 4 times. You'll be driving along perfectly fine and then the throttle response gets worse and worse until the car cuts out. Pop the bonnet and there's fuel pouring out the overflow. Wait for the fuel to stop coming out and restart the car and it's all fine again. Most annoying of all, it's not a predictable thing, it just happens, and then it doesn't, which again points more at a float needle than anything else I'd've thought. Super annoying at any rate, because when I set off on my errands today it was driving lovely, at town and motorway speeds, with no indication of any issues at all and was quite enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I now have a working central brake light in the TF. Four wires were broken in the loom. Twat to get at but all soldered back together now. I do not know what the other two wires do, but obviously something else is now working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Only one more working day to go, then I'm off. As the CX is now ready, think I will be collecting it when I get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Does your motor have an inline fuel filter fitted? The usual causes of a carb flooding is a bit of grit/shit getting under the needle and that can and is, a totally random event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I put the roof down today! The Sun (big orange thing in the sky) made a less than fleeting appearance and it was... warm! It was most pleasant driving around sans hood and the dogs enjoyed it. egg, richardmorris, chadders and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Something is wrong with my lovely rebuilt carburettor. I suspect it's a sticking float needle. Everything was perfectly fine until the last 2 miles when the car managed to ftp 4 times. You'll be driving along perfectly fine and then the throttle response gets worse and worse until the car cuts out. Pop the bonnet and there's fuel pouring out the overflow. Wait for the fuel to stop coming out and restart the car and it's all fine again. Most annoying of all, it's not a predictable thing, it just happens, and then it doesn't, which again points more at a float needle than anything else I'd've thought. Super annoying at any rate, because when I set off on my errands today it was driving lovely, at town and motorway speeds, with no indication of any issues at all and was quite enjoyable. Is the float sticking? I had that problem with one of the modern SU carb ones: I seem to remember that you just swapped the float over from the old one. Not sure you can do that as the manufacturing tolerances between carbs could well be different. John Twist has a good video on setting the HIF floats on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Universitymotorsltd/videos (Can't find the exact video this moment). Also not unknown for the float valves to bugger up and not seat. The latest modern ones are apparently OK though. If you whip the bottom of the carb off, they're very easy to remove the float valve from. Of course giving a whack on the bottom of the carb might cause the float to unstick if it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Spoke to friend that rebuilt the carb and we've worked out it's a duff float needle. Process of elimination has ruled out other things, including those suggested. Rarely, he's had bad needles and hasn't had a problem for quite some time, looks like I just ended up being unlucky. Fortunately it's not too difficult to replace the needle and he's already sent me a replacement which should be here by the weekend. It could also be the reason the new float he fitted appeared not to be set properly, it could have been the needle was sticking at the same time. The float I swapped was this carb's original, so machining tolerances wouldn't matter. Bear in mind he rebuilds these things for a living, and a hobby, to a very high standard. You can imagine how cross he gets when he has to send parts back - which is ever more frequent these days - to try and get a car to work. He's pretty disappointed this has happened too because he feels it reflects badly on his work, which is nonsense, friend or not I have nothing but praise for the work he does. dome, SiC and somewhatfoolish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Just don't go too hard on the float valve when tightening it up. Otherwise it could start like this. And end up like this. That's a ten quid mistake I did there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I know. Brass fittings into aluminium casting means care should be employed, never force, just nip it up until its just so. Impressed you managed to shear the thread like that and get the remains out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Just watching The Sweeney and it's got Jack Travers from Lethal Weapon 3 in it. The only reason I know its him is that I looked at IMDB when he was in an episode of Special Branch the other week. Split_Pin and Lord Sterling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Sills Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 After being all enthusiastic about getting the beetle sorted I moved on to the rattling passenger window.Stripped door, had a look, tightened a bolt.Tightened another bolt and............................................................. BANG! Mutha Fucka!!! New door glass required!!!! Balls. HillmanImp, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, chadders and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Fuck!! Still, at least it isn't raining.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 After being all enthusiastic about getting the beetle sorted I moved on to the rattling passenger window.Stripped door, had a look, tightened a bolt.Tightened another bolt and.............................................................IMG-20190221-WA0001.jpegBANG! Mutha Fucka!!! New door glass required!!!! Balls. Well it’s not rattling any more I suppose. Tadhg Tiogar, HillmanImp, somewhatfoolish and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Impressed you managed to shear the thread like that and get the remains out. That's what I mean! It didn't feel like I was doing it up that tight! Just a nip up is all it needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Sills Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Then looked an utter cunt hoovering the front garden. Neighbours now think I'm mad(der)!!! Redfred, busmansholiday, Tadhg Tiogar and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Shit, that is shit man. Life really does need a rewind feature..... Twiggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Ponced about with some cheapo vinyl found in my shed to make some headlight eyebrows . paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Got the Golf back. Just over £1K from the garage for the flywheel, clutch and slave cylinder. Plus CV boots and they tightened my handbrake (which they just did. It was on my list of things to do anyway). They showed me the old flywheel. Fuck me. Utterly shagged. Being a DMF, it's supposed to have two reciprocating masses, right? Wrong. It had seized, twisted over the stubs that hold it together and was operating as one, massively unbalanced mass. Words cannot described how fucked it was. Car drives nicely now. And there's no rattling. Jim Bell, Tamworthbay, SiC and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 No.2 MoT of the year achieved today. The Cowley now has what must be approaching its 60th pass certificate (sadly I don't have them all....). Needed track rod end but I got the garage to do the oil change as well 'cos I fear the canister - I hate changing B series filters! I see the salt is clearing up nicely too so I will probably drive it to work this weekend and go and sit in it in my breaks. chadders, egg, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 So: medical appointment today in Leeds, both multistorey carparks that are close have a height restriction of 2.0m - my works van, a Transit Connect, has a height of 1.86m according to the manuel, but the orange flashy site lights add a bit to that, so I took the Puglet 106. It doesn't accelerate as fast as the Connect up to 70, but is far better above an indicted 70 than the Connect... Funny that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Ponced about with some cheapo vinyl found in my shed to make some headlight eyebrows . Why? Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Why?dunno why Six-cylinder, jumpingjehovahs, Jim Bell and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 dunno why I would never do most of the stuff you do, but it is great to see it and add another view point to motoring. cort1977, BeEP, blakey79 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I would never do most of the stuff you do, but it is great to see it and add another view point to motoring.im planning lest body stuff, just stickers, window tints, light tints Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Stu. I'd never do what you do to a car in a million years but I do find it entertaining. Jim Bell, stuboy and Jazoli 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I noticed that when insuring the Impreza recently. Quido currently have £43 cashback on esure policies too, and for me they appeared one of the cheapest non-shitehawk providers.When I wrote my van off they took 7 months to pay out. Be wary. RobT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 hoovered and washed the cars ... it will rain now ....... stuboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 hoovered and washed the cars ... it will rain now ....... Hope not - the Spyder is outside and the roof is down - #alreadysummerinnit Christine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Strife. The answer is to post cat pictures anonymous user, egg, Twiggy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now