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> An old one to you chaps but a new one to me !, 1972 - 1.7 won't idle - misses on acceleration and is lumpy!
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post Dec 26 2015, 09:33 AM
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Hello all, apologies for opening up as a new member with an old query - but can't seem to find the right combination in previous posts to guide me in resolving my poor running.
I bought a 1.7 very recently - it was one of two demonstrators used by Porsche in the uk in the early 70s it's registered in the uk in 72. It has covered round 73000 miles and less than 500 in the last three years it seems. It has good history and well looked after it appears original paint clean and all original. The car starts ok - it has its original injection system. It had an mot ( road test once a year ) until November next year. It feels a bit flat but lively in fits and starts - 'missing 'as you accelerate that bit harder. I'm putting some of that down to not being driven any distance for a long time. The real pain is that once warm or even warmed up a little it will just die as you approach a junction. I'm a bit unfamiliar with left hand drive the strange handbrake action (getting the hang of that now!) and the dogleg gearbox - trying to keep the engine from during and cope with the other new techniques required has been a little entertaining ! I hope that with just driving and driving a bit harder the engine might run better as it gets used, but the cutting out needs sorting. I have read on the forum and in the manual the richness of the fuel can be an issue at idle, and the exhaust is quite dark and sooty - but all advice seems to be dont try and adjust it without the correct analyser. Is that my next port of call - the garage and an analyser .... The car does restart ok ish .... Each time it cuts out but you have to give it plenty of throttle. Any thoughts much appreciated and very pleased to have found such a lively forum ! Best wishes. Jonathan
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Bibble   An old one to you chaps but a new one to me !   Dec 26 2015, 09:33 AM
BeatNavy   With D-Jet there are number of potential suspects ...   Dec 26 2015, 09:58 AM
Jeff Bowlsby   So is it 'rich' - "sooty exhaust...   Dec 26 2015, 10:18 AM
Bibble   Thank you both for your advice and welcome to the ...   Dec 26 2015, 02:22 PM
Philip W.   Could be a couple things. Have you done any work a...   Dec 27 2015, 10:18 PM
krazykonrad   I would take a look at your distributor as well. A...   Dec 28 2015, 08:36 PM
Bibble   Thank you for the ideas. The car has had plugs - p...   Dec 30 2015, 12:57 PM
Jeff Bowlsby   Your engine should sound like and be as smooth as ...   Dec 30 2015, 01:52 PM
Twonicks001   I'm new to the forum as well but have had and ...   Dec 30 2015, 07:19 PM
lonewolfe   When I bought my 72 1.7 with D-Jet about 4 years a...   Dec 31 2015, 12:26 AM
Bibble   Happy New Year to all - thank you again for your r...   Jan 1 2016, 07:28 AM
BeatNavy   Keep in mind with a 40+ year old FI system there c...   Jan 1 2016, 08:51 AM
Bibble   :help: Hello all - result of vacuum test on the MP...   Jan 3 2016, 08:24 AM
JoeD   :help: Hello all - result of vacuum test on the M...   Jan 3 2016, 08:41 AM
BeatNavy   I've read some conflicting accounts of how lon...   Jan 3 2016, 09:28 AM
BeatNavy   I actually have a spare x049 that I would have bee...   Jan 3 2016, 10:19 AM
Bibble   Many thanks for the info Joe and to Jeff for the i...   Jan 3 2016, 02:25 PM
Bibble   Sorry BeatNavy - your replies didn't show up o...   Jan 3 2016, 02:36 PM
Jeff Bowlsby   Sounds like a plan. Replace that leaky MPS and s...   Jan 3 2016, 03:56 PM
struckn   I'm not an expert on these matters but one con...   Jan 3 2016, 04:19 PM
Bibble   Thank you strukn - the valves were adjusted by the...   Jan 4 2016, 02:33 PM
dknechtly   I know this thread is a little old... but did you ...   Aug 4 2017, 06:56 AM


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