If the carbs came from an engine where they were working correctly, Check for air leaks on the manifold and also needle and seat are not blocked/restricted with rubber from fitting hose to barbs etc. If you continue to run the engine with either excessively rich or lean mixtures your rings will be toast very rapidly. Cheers, Feral Errol Get Serious tm<http://www.datrats.com.au/>
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stuey Roberts Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 10:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: URGENT: Over-heating probs Hey listers.... I finally got the L20 started in my 1600 (yeeeha) but a problem arrose that the motor got very hot very quickly, like within 5 mins or so, the extractors were glowing red. Now, i have twin 40mm delortoes, series 2 bluey dizzy, i set the timing on about 8-9deg. i have the standard radiator running single 10" thermo, no fan on front of motor,pretty new thermostat, There was a lot of fumes in the garage. Am i right to think that the carbies are WAY out of tune and its running extremely rich, or is it something else, i think we stopped the motor when the guage reached 197 F. (autometer water temp guage) Anyone out there have any ideas, as i need to sort this prob out, cause i really dont feel like cooking a brand new motor... thanks guys.. :) _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is now available on Australian mobile phones. Go to http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilecentral/signup.asp --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
