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| dt4 |
 Oct 4 2020, 09:24 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 503 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England 
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My car is now registered over in the UK so I can enjoy it at long last, I took it out today for the first time other than the short drive to the MOT centre last month
It drove OK to a point but I noticed it was very slow to respond once in 4th gear, it felt very flat and not at all keen to pick up speed If I shifted from 3rd to 4th at around 30mph / 3500rpm it was sluggish and a just over 30mph in 4th it felt like it was in the wrong gear and needed to down shift back to 3rd on the hills it soon ran out of grunt and I was having to down shift from 4th to 3rd and even 2nd to get it to rev again and build speed Setting off on a hill I had to really increase revs in 1st before shifting into 2nd otherwise it would bog down and feel like it was stalling thoughts: fuel? timing? other? thank you David |
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| dt4 |
Oct 7 2020, 05:57 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 503 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England
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I haven't disturbed anything since the car arrived, I couldn't drive it in the UK so I didn't know how it was running but it started (after a few turns) and idled OK so I didn't mess with anything
I have only taken the dizzy cap off to look inside to check the contact points and the condition of the rotor arm There are lugs for the spring clips so I am presuming I have the cap on correctly, it could be possible to rotate it by 180 degrees - would this make a difference? I think the firing order / leads are correct, if you look at the lead from cylinder one and go clockwise, it is followed by 4, then 3 then 2 so 2 is next to 1. Its only incorrect if you go anti clockwise (as then its 1,2,3,4)  |
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dt4 1975 1.8 on twin carbs running poorly Oct 4 2020, 09:24 AM
Bleyseng So many possibilities but, lube the dizzy advance ... Oct 4 2020, 09:58 AM
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So many possibilities but, lube the dizzy advance... Oct 4 2020, 10:45 AM Ansbacher Are the carbs jetted correctly? Possibly your mai... Oct 4 2020, 10:41 AM dt4
Are the carbs jetted correctly? Possibly your ma... Oct 4 2020, 10:43 AM Tdskip I know it drove OK for Dylan when it was here, but... Oct 4 2020, 10:46 AM rhodyguy IDF carbs? Size? The interior of that distr is pre... Oct 4 2020, 04:10 PM dt4
IDF carbs? Size? The interior of that distr is pr... Oct 5 2020, 12:29 AM dt4 ps
No idea on the carb type / size etc...
I'll... Oct 5 2020, 12:30 AM Tdskip Carbs will have a stamping, which can be hard to s... Oct 5 2020, 06:14 AM dt4 Pictures on the carbs Oct 5 2020, 08:15 AM rhodyguy That helps. Judging by that intake to carb gasket,... Oct 5 2020, 08:44 AM dt4
That helps. Judging by that intake to carb gasket... Oct 6 2020, 09:49 AM 914Toy
[quote name='rhodyguy' post='2856780' date='Oct 5... Oct 6 2020, 04:32 PM dt4
[quote name='rhodyguy' post='2856780' date='Oct ... Oct 7 2020, 12:37 AM ndfrigi
[quote name='914Toy' post='2857114' date='Oct 6 2... Oct 7 2020, 02:10 AM Tdskip You need to be very careful about not changing mul... Oct 5 2020, 08:59 AM rhodyguy NOT ether. Spraying them down will compound the me... Oct 5 2020, 09:17 AM Tdskip
NOT ether. Spraying them down will compound the m... Oct 5 2020, 09:20 AM Rob-O
IDF carbs? Size? The interior of that distr is p... Oct 5 2020, 10:58 AM dt4 thanks for the input and suggestions chaps, I... Oct 5 2020, 01:29 PM porschetub
thanks for the input and suggestions chaps, I... Oct 5 2020, 03:53 PM ejm
If I shifted from 3rd to 4th at around 30mph / 35... Oct 5 2020, 04:43 PM Gint Sounds retarded (timing) to me. That's easy t... Oct 6 2020, 04:11 PM porschetub
Sounds retarded (timing) to me. That's easy ... Oct 6 2020, 09:36 PM Gint No, that's right if I'm not mistaken. 143... Oct 6 2020, 04:34 PM 914Toy
No, that's right if I'm not mistaken. 14... Oct 6 2020, 07:22 PM Gint I didn't catch that it was electronic. I have... Oct 6 2020, 10:05 PM Gint Your firing order is correct based on the picture ... Oct 7 2020, 06:32 AM dt4
Your firing order is correct based on the picture... Oct 7 2020, 06:54 AM Gint I corrected by statement about #1 position in my l... Oct 7 2020, 07:11 AM ndfrigi Have you tried cleaning your dizzy like what other... Oct 7 2020, 07:16 AM dt4 thanks @Gint and [b]@[url=http://www.914world.c... Oct 7 2020, 07:41 AM rhodyguy What does the inside of the distr cap look like? T... Oct 7 2020, 08:03 AM dt4
What does the inside of the distr cap look like? ... Oct 7 2020, 10:58 AM ndfrigi
What does the inside of the distr cap look like?... Oct 7 2020, 11:36 AM ndfrigi check this video also so It can help you if you wi... Oct 7 2020, 02:55 PM dt4 As the weather has been reasonable (dry) this week... Oct 11 2020, 07:10 AM Gint Carbs without a choke are always going to be a lit... Oct 11 2020, 07:52 AM |
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