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Adelaide
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January 2004
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18R-C problems - any ideas
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Sat, 09 April 2005 05:08
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I've been having some problem with this engine for about the past 18 months or so but in the last month they got even worse and no one I know can figure out why.
It all began with the odd carby backfire when the car was cold.
To try and stop this I've rebuilt the dizzy, put on a new dizzy cap and spark plug leads. This didn't fix it.
I found a leak in the vacuum booster, so I fixed that, but it still didn't fix the problem.
Then I thought the carby might have been making it run lean, so I rebuilt that and cleaned all the jets etc, but it diddn't fix it!
I've checked everywhere else for vacuum leaks using some aerostart, but I can't find any.
The carby backfire has got more regular lately, and now when I switch the car off it runs on for about 1 or 2 seconds, then stops and about 1 or 2 seconds after it backfires out the exhaust, especially if you turn it off as soon as you stop.
The timmings all correct for the engine and I check it everytime I service it. I had other people check it, so it's not that I'm setting it wrong.
Also, lately, it been making a heap less power, and it's turning into a shit to drive.
Any ideas that anyone has would be heaps heplful. I'm gonna do a compression check on it once I can get my mates guage.
If anyone wants to see a vid of the carby backfire give us your e-mail and I'll what I can do. It's pretty cool, cause if you take the air cleaner off it shoots flames about a foot in the air!
I forgot - it's running a weber DGV off another 2L and its had all the jets changed by a professional carby place to match the 18R
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18R-C problems - any ideas
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Lachie | Sat, 09 April 2005 05:08 |
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81LOWLUX | Sat, 09 April 2005 06:22 |
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river | Sat, 09 April 2005 06:53 |
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earlyrolla | Sat, 09 April 2005 13:59 |
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Maurice c | Sun, 10 April 2005 01:46 |
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Lachie | Sun, 10 April 2005 23:15 |
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Maurice c | Mon, 11 April 2005 03:29 |
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earlyrolla | Mon, 11 April 2005 11:04 |
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Maurice c | Mon, 11 April 2005 23:59 |
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Lachie | Tue, 12 April 2005 03:10 |
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barned01 | Tue, 12 April 2005 04:10 |
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Lachie | Tue, 12 April 2005 04:51 |
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Maurice c | Sat, 16 April 2005 06:17 |
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barned01 | Sat, 16 April 2005 07:22 |
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Maurice c | Wed, 20 April 2005 00:38 |
