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Bill Sebestyen (Bill308)
Member
Username: Bill308
Post Number: 258
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 7:37 pm: | |
I agree with Magoo. Check your plugs. Are they wet with gas or dry? What does the overall appearance look like? |
magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member
Username: Magoo
Post Number: 2925
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 8:23 pm: | |
Tim, I can't imagine just cleaning the idle jets causing the problem. Sounds like you have a problem that happened at the same time in the timing, points, or coils. If you have fire and fuel and everything is right on, it should do more than sputter. Also check your plugs for foul out at this point. |
Tim Hogan (Tojo)
New member
Username: Tojo
Post Number: 31
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 8:21 am: | |
Here's some background for any who maybe able to give me some advice.
I've been restoring my 308 for about a year now, and I'm just about finished. The car has not had a proper run for about 2 years now, except for a couple of minutes when I took delivery of it and when the panel beater was moving it around.
I just had a new muffler fitted to replace the crappy and heavy US muffler. (Man these cars sound wicked when you run them without the pipes). When I got the car back I took it for a couple of laps around the block for my first drive. It went pretty well when the revs were up but was idling a bit rough and spluttering when the go pedal was applied and revs were low after changing gears.
I then decided to clean my idle jets, thinking this can't hurt and it would go some way to fixing my problems. The carbies were really filthy on the outside so I gave them a good clean and then removed the jets and cleaned them one at a time.
This is where my big problem is, when I went to start the car it wouldn't. It cranks over gives abit of a cough and splutter but wont fire up. The accelarator jets are pumping plenty of fuel into throats, and I have good spark coming from my ignition system. The engine does need a good tune up - timing, mixtures and idle speeds, but as the car was running and starting before I can't work out why it won't kick over now.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. |
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