Back in May 2007 I started up a discussion on the probelms I was experiencing with my carb, which I believed was off a 3 litre Grannie and my Berli is a 2 litre Pinto.
Anyway, after a bit of fettling, including a manual choke conversion, I managed to resolve the problems, i.e. getting the engine to run smoothly at low revs, and general starting snags.
Yesterday on the dreaded M25 motorway, in a really grotty half-hour traffic jam, the engine conked out! The temp gauge was showing Normal, so I assume the engine was not over-heating. I managed to get the car well off the road beyond the hardshoulder. I checked condition of the sparking plugs, and they were only slightly sooty (normal for this car). Anyway, I changed the plugs for another set, and waited about half-an-hour to let things cool down and the traffic to get moving.
The engine was OK cruising at speed, but was not a happy bunny for the rest of the journey if in slow traffic, and would stall if the tickover was allowed to drop to less than 1000rpm. Trying to accelerate from low revs in top or 4th gear was impossible, and I had to rev it in lower gears to stop it jerking.
So before I consider a rebuild or replacement of the carb, has anybody had similar experiences, with ideas on how to resolve them, please?
Cheers
Mike
Anyway, after a bit of fettling, including a manual choke conversion, I managed to resolve the problems, i.e. getting the engine to run smoothly at low revs, and general starting snags.
Yesterday on the dreaded M25 motorway, in a really grotty half-hour traffic jam, the engine conked out! The temp gauge was showing Normal, so I assume the engine was not over-heating. I managed to get the car well off the road beyond the hardshoulder. I checked condition of the sparking plugs, and they were only slightly sooty (normal for this car). Anyway, I changed the plugs for another set, and waited about half-an-hour to let things cool down and the traffic to get moving.
The engine was OK cruising at speed, but was not a happy bunny for the rest of the journey if in slow traffic, and would stall if the tickover was allowed to drop to less than 1000rpm. Trying to accelerate from low revs in top or 4th gear was impossible, and I had to rev it in lower gears to stop it jerking.
So before I consider a rebuild or replacement of the carb, has anybody had similar experiences, with ideas on how to resolve them, please?
Cheers
Mike
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