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[barefoot]

Sounds like an E10 problem to me. My t2 hated the stuff. I carry a bottle of snake oil that I pour in first on the rare occasions that I'm forced to use it.

[lesapandre]

I'm hazarding blocked fuel filter and rusted tank. I'm not sure where the filter is on these - it may be in-tank gauze. Run along the fuel lines. 

Could also be water contaminated.

Run along the lines and clean everything filtering the fuel. 

May also be blocked carb jets - but before you dismantle run a line off a can and see if 'Norman' runs OK.

Then you will know it's the pipes/tank.

If you have it  - blow some compressed air down the fuel lines if the tank end will detach without all the fuel running out.

Possibly fuel pump - perishable diaphragm or if electric - points.

The other thing may be duff points - lot of aftermarket rubbish about. Get some proper ones.

Then try coil/condenser.

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[lesapandre]

Oh and just check the carb dashpots are topped to the correct level.

The only other thing that occurs to me is an intermittent ignition circuit wiring fault on the aged components and wires. Sometime the ignition switches short- I assume  this starts 'on the button'.

There is no interlock to worry about on the pre-select - Mr Chudleigh-Warner was not troubled to install such  effete safety devices 😂

[Schaefft]

It's probably not overheating then. Does it easily start now that it's back home? Condensation in the distributor cap is a major issue for these which only causes issues once warmed up a little. Misfires are the symptom until it has evaporated.

Alternatively your fuel pump control module capacitors could be on the way out. In my case this caused the fuel pump to rapidly to turn off and on (which was still good enough to run the car perfectly fine.

Of course the fuel pump could be on its way out as well, just needs proper diagnosing.

 

Edit: Oh hold on, we aren't talking about the W140?😂

[captain_70s]

Can't imagine E10 would effect running, pretty sure these were designed to run on post war misery petrol.

More likely it's swilled some shit up from the bottom of the tank and blocked something. 

[Weird Car]

Got in it this morning and it and after a tiny bit of hesitation she fired up and ran lovely again, checked the radiator and it was full so I don’t think it over heated 

 

https://youtu.be/5bE1LcWJ_fQ?si=UnUolcp3AKKsUl8O

 

have a video of it running 

[lesapandre]

  On 12/01/2025 at 14:42, Weird Car said:

Got in it this morning and it and after a tiny bit of hesitation she fired up and ran lovely again, checked the radiator and it was full so I don’t think it over heated 

 

https://youtu.be/5bE1LcWJ_fQ?si=UnUolcp3AKKsUl8O

 

have a video of it running 

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It will do what it's done before once it heats up or goes for a drive. I'd check everything carefully to avoid an ftp. 

It may be fuel vaporisation too. I wonder if it has/had a heat shield or this is a recommended mod? 

Glad it's OK. 

Overheating would have boiled it  and you'd probably have seen staining around the filler. 

I'd just give everything a nice once over.

Could be points or a slipping distributor. 

Nice old car. Very stylish indeed. 😎 

Check the anti-free that it's not icing on a run.

I'd flush the whole cooling system. Bound to be gunked up.

[Christine]

  On 12/01/2025 at 14:55, lesapandre said:

 

Check the anti-free that it's not icing on a run.

 

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Check  carb is  not icing up too..it was bloody cold and damp yesterday .  I had a Midi van  that iced up and stopped , even when warmed up . Does the air intake rotate to the exhaust  manifold? 

[lesapandre]

  On 12/01/2025 at 16:45, Christine said:

Check  carb is  not icing up too..it was bloody cold and damp yesterday .  I had a Midi van  that iced up and stopped , even when warmed up . Does the air intake rotate to the exhaust  manifold? 

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May have a winter setting?

[Angrydicky]

Fuel gauge will probably be a seized sender arm. Scrape all the crud away from the pivot point, penetrating oil and a screwdriver to get it moving and work it backwards and forwards (with plenty of penetrating oil) until it’s freed off properly.

Often the floats weep over the years and are full of stale petrol. I’ve successfully soldered them up before but you need to burn out the old petrol first with a blowlamp, healthnsafety eat your heart out.

As others have said, strip and clean the carb, jets and filters, including the one in the fuel pump. There will almost certainly be a load of crud in the tank too so that would benefit from flushing out or even sealing with the POR15 kit if it’s bad enough to justify it.

Theres one of these Conquests rusting away on a driveway near me, shame really.

[bezzabsa]

old car so check all the electrics are up to task..especially running at night with lights, heaters wipers etc running..possibly condensor failing?

Nice car tho......

is the jaaaag hearse yours too?

[Weird Car]

  On 13/01/2025 at 09:08, bezzabsa said:

is the jaaaag hearse yours too?

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It’s a Daimler Hearse I’ll have you know 🤣 and it was, now sold to another forum member 

[vulgalour]

Going of the fuel filter situation on our Lanchester, which is really similar to the Conquest, there probably isn't one in the conventional sense.  There's likely a gauze in the fuel pump, probably in the top of the sediment bowl, and another where the fuel hard line joins the carburretor and that'll be it.  Carbs on this era are really simple things and very easy to dismantle and clean.  I recall from HMC's posts that he's had intermittent running issues with the Conquest for a while, the sort of thing where it was never broken for long enough to investigate before self healing.  My money would be on crap in the fuel, or breaking down ignition components like disintegrating spark leads or a failing condensor.

[Weird Car]

Waved goodbye to Lady Die today as she drove off into the sunset with @Sunny Jim

in other news progress is happening with the Great Daim, I’ve cleaned and re gapped the points, they were very dirty, also topped up the dash pots as they were dry and she’s far more responsive on the throttle now, I want to bring the idle up ever so slightly though as on idle in gear with no choke she’s trying to sit at 400rpm  which feels far too low, I’m genuinely really enjoying it though, pure 50s British stodge is my guilty pleasure, could I have potentially found another keeper? 🤔

 

[Weird Car]

So my friends Ovlov got delivered today, thanks to @Marshall2810 again, he’s really smitten with it, such a utilitarian old bus, the doors shut with such a reassuring thud and everything just seems so well built,  we did have a little go at getting life out of the old girl, we had her firing a couple of times but after that nothing, further examination of the points tells us they’re sticking, sometimes open sometimes shut so a good clean of all the parts are in order, or even an electronic ignition kit maybe? More progress hopefully tomorrow 

[Marshall2810]

  On 24/03/2025 at 19:21, Weird Car said:

So my friends Ovlov got delivered today, thanks to @Marshall2810 again, he’s really smitten with it, such a utilitarian old bus, the doors shut with such a reassuring thud and everything just seems so well build,  we did have a little go at getting life out of the old girl, we had her firing a couple of times but after that nothing, further examination of the points tells us they’re sticking, sometimes open sometimes shut so a good clean of all the parts are in order, or even an electronic ignition kit maybe? More progress hopefully tomorrow 

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Pleased to see it arrived safely and you're both getting stuck in straight away! Agree on the lack of spark theory, it certainly smelled like it was getting fuel so reckon you're on the right track 

[Weird Car]

Oh I also just realised that I failed to mention that the S class has now gone and has been replaced by this 1990 Eunos Roadster that I absolutely adore. I’ve wanted one since I was 17 but was never in the position to have a 2 seater until now so it’s been great  making up for lost time. I’ve actually owned it since the 1st of February and I guess just forget to update my thread 🙃

[SilverMachine]

much love for the ovlov, needs a more period radio though! even if a modern one is hidden away! i loved my little mazda, but the soft top rested on the top of my head, so the majority of the time i had it the hard top was fitted! should have kept it and modified it but i needed something to lug logs and coal in so ended up with a diesel focus,with a rather bizzare blue interior!  which although did the job well, my mechanic snapped a glow plug in it so that was that! dose your mazda have the bizarre cassette cd stereo? or was that only the later ones like i had?

[Weird Car]

  On 24/03/2025 at 22:10, SilverMachine said:

dose your mazda have the bizarre cassette cd stereo

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Unfortunately been updated to a modern Bluetooth unit which to be honest suits me better as it’s a daily driver 

[Weird Car]

Volvo update, we have life! Mark sent me this video this morning he’s got it going after cleaning the carbs and the connectors to the coil, it’s running lumpy though so I assume the carbs want balancing which he’s supposedly doing later on

 

https://youtube.com/shorts/GiS0YbKWWB4?si=OtJbZkds-nBZ7Bfy

[MAF260]

Good to see where that lovely Daimler went!

  On 24/03/2025 at 19:21, Weird Car said:

 

 

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[Weird Car]

  On 25/03/2025 at 15:13, MAF260 said:

Good to see where that lovely Daimler went!

 

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It hasn’t actually departed yet, it was owned by the guy who owns the Volvo now, I sold it on the forum for him on Saturday 

[MAF260]

  On 25/03/2025 at 17:13, Weird Car said:

It hasn’t actually departed yet, it was owned by the guy who owns the Volvo now, I sold it on the forum for him on Saturday 

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Apologies for my stupidity, I hadn't realised it was you who advertised it! Clearly I was too caught up in 70s nostalgia - certainly seems like it could be a suitable car for your fleet!

[Weird Car]

  On 25/03/2025 at 18:14, MAF260 said:

certainly seems like it could be a suitable car for your fleet!

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One classic Daimler is enough for me lol