Losing Power When Taking Off, 1973 1.7L Options

[JohnWayne]

The car is a 1973 1.7l d-jet. The car drives really nice besides the fact it randomly loses power while taking off. Would this be a fuel pressure problem or something else?

Thanks,

[brant]

kinda sounds like a timing issue

did you follow the haynes manual when you checked timing?
did you have the vacuum line disconnected when you set the timing?

[JohnWayne]

which vacuum line is supposed to be disconnected when setting the timing?

[brant]

I don't have a manual in front of me.
it should be on the site through search

its one of the vacuum lines on the distributor, advance I think

without disconnecting it, your timing setting is false.

did you set the timing at full advance? (3200 rpm-ish)

[JohnWayne]

I never set it while at 3200rpm, so i'll try setting the timing again.

Thanks

[SLITS]

Both distributor lines disconnected ... 27 degrees @ 3000 - 3500 RPM.

I use 3000 RPM.

[brant]

the weights inside of the distributor change the advance. but at 3200 rpm they are fully extended and its at max advance.

setting the timing at idle means that when the weights kick up your advance you are change the timing a lot

the vacuum pot on the distributor also advances and retards the timing depending on which side of the diaphram is being pulled/pushed by the vacuum (thus the need to disconnect the one line)


you can't get your timing right without those 2 steps.
I bet it runs a lot better when you get it re-timed.


brant

[brant]

like always, do what Ron says.

and you might be able to throw in one or two degrees additional advance at this altitude.

(but you can't drive the car down to sea level without changing it back to the factory 27degree's)

does this happen to be the red car that just sold in colorado springs. Mikes car I believe....

[JohnWayne]

Thanks for the answers guys. I'll set the timing tonight.

Oh and this is a different 914 than the one that just sold.

[brant]

pretty car!