Post-refurb woes!
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 4:20 am
Hey all,
I'm nearing the finish of my stage 1's "Freshen up" and i'm having some annoying issues! Firstly, the trucks been sitting with very little fuel in it for around 2 months, so I thought I should just make sure it still goes (Bearing in mind that it started and ran pretty well pre rebuild and nothing engine wise has been touched).
Cranked the damn thing until the battery went flat on very liberal choke but no joy...flooded the bejesus out of it! Left the carbs to drain for a week and tried again with a little bit of new fuel. Started up no sweat, ran a bit lumpy and smoky but evened out after revving it up a few times. Took it for a 50 metre drive and it was horrendous! Backfiring, hesitating and being very reluctant. Seems like the choke is stuck on, but the linkage etc are free of any jams, or stiff movement.
I tried to reset the choke by slackening the nut on the carb off to release the cable, and re tightened it. Now the truck wont start again and I don't want to flood it again. Its 2 days away from losing its WOF and I desperately need it driveable + super reliable as it will soon become my sole daily driver, and long trip vehicle. I am very tempted to send it down to my local LR specialists! I'm guessing my carbs need balancing, choke definitely needs fine adjustment and it probably wants a good dose of new fuel plus a good drive. But I need to make sure its not going to spectacularly die on me! Dash pots are full, Ignition produces a nice fat blue spark so no probs there.. maybe timing as well?
Any other suggestions that I should look out for?
Josh
I'm nearing the finish of my stage 1's "Freshen up" and i'm having some annoying issues! Firstly, the trucks been sitting with very little fuel in it for around 2 months, so I thought I should just make sure it still goes (Bearing in mind that it started and ran pretty well pre rebuild and nothing engine wise has been touched).
Cranked the damn thing until the battery went flat on very liberal choke but no joy...flooded the bejesus out of it! Left the carbs to drain for a week and tried again with a little bit of new fuel. Started up no sweat, ran a bit lumpy and smoky but evened out after revving it up a few times. Took it for a 50 metre drive and it was horrendous! Backfiring, hesitating and being very reluctant. Seems like the choke is stuck on, but the linkage etc are free of any jams, or stiff movement.
I tried to reset the choke by slackening the nut on the carb off to release the cable, and re tightened it. Now the truck wont start again and I don't want to flood it again. Its 2 days away from losing its WOF and I desperately need it driveable + super reliable as it will soon become my sole daily driver, and long trip vehicle. I am very tempted to send it down to my local LR specialists! I'm guessing my carbs need balancing, choke definitely needs fine adjustment and it probably wants a good dose of new fuel plus a good drive. But I need to make sure its not going to spectacularly die on me! Dash pots are full, Ignition produces a nice fat blue spark so no probs there.. maybe timing as well?
Any other suggestions that I should look out for?
Josh