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Uh oh!
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:05 pm
by RX_EJA
Was driving along and engine cut out, got it going and it blew some smoke out abit further on and it died again this time fired her up and she started blowing black smoke and backfiring and popping then died and wouldn't fire gout it up to the garage and took plugs out and they were soaked got it going its firing and running but really rough and blowing smoke and popping.
Any ideas?
Re: Uh oh!
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:22 pm
by Chud
When it's running does it sound tractorish and like it has a misfire?
How old are the plugs?
Re: Uh oh!
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:21 pm
by RX_EJA
captainbizzaro wrote:When it's running does it sound tractorish and like it has a misfire?
How old are the plugs?
Yup pretty much! Plugs aah the plugs are about 6 years old they have only done a few thousand miles it would appear they where not changed when I got the car back on the road this time around so that is the first thing todo tomorrow.
Re: Uh oh!
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:26 pm
by ian65
swap your leading coil for your trailing coil.... if the leading goes down, you will get these symptoms.... it'll run ok ish on the leading only but it'll run dog rough on just the trailing.
Re: Uh oh!
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:07 pm
by RX_EJA
ian65 wrote:swap your leading coil for your trailing coil.... if the leading goes down, you will get these symptoms.... it'll run ok ish on the leading only but it'll run dog rough on just the trailing.
Ok thanks I'll try that
Re: Uh oh!
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:20 pm
by RX_EJA
where can i get gaskets for the carb?
Re: Uh oh!
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:43 pm
by TOOL
RX_EJA wrote:where can i get gaskets for the carb?
What's wrong with the carb?
I've got some but you can reuse the old ones if you're gentle.
Re: Uh oh!
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:43 pm
by RX_EJA
TOOL wrote:RX_EJA wrote:where can i get gaskets for the carb?
What's wrong with the carb?
I've got some but you can reuse the old ones if you're gentle.
I think its sucking air in, when i took the carb apart the other day I damaged the gasket, got a suspicion it might be that causing it, also when you lift the carb off completely it sits on a metal plate with 2 holes, it looks like there should be a gasket there to!
Re: Uh oh!
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:45 am
by TOOL
2 holes?
Pictures will help a lot.
Re: Uh oh!
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:08 am
by RX_EJA
TOOL wrote:2 holes?
Pictures will help a lot.
if you go to my thread about oil leak there is a photo there that shows the relevant bit