Alan, Is this a metallic silver 2+2 (possibly with blue stripes)? If so we may be able to help with some history on the car, as a previous owner, Robert is on this group. He may be able to help answer some of your questions.
Regards, Steve -- www.h4-turbo.co.uk www.quantumowners.co.uk www.quantumcars.eu www.quantumheritage.co.uk On Monday 03 Sep 2012, Alan wrote: > Hi there, > > I recently became the owner of a blue 94 factory built 2+2 and have > already built up a list of jobs to do on it as long as my arm, thought > I'd come on here to plunder some of the collective knowledge on offer as > I fear I'm nowhere near enough mechanically minded to go it alone. It's > a 1.9 with weber carb (fitted with electronic autochoke) and some rather > loud pipes, sounds and runs pretty well at 2000rpm+ but not so great at > idle.. I figure it could just be a lumpy fast road cam but it's also > challenging to start and surged once or twice on me today. There's also > quite a strong whiff of petrol.. > > Any idea on what's most likely to be causing the rough running/how to > diagnose carb issues. Having moved from a fairly straight forward ECU > controlled car to something with carbs I'm a bit lost.. > > I've also found the car a bit too low at times, it grounds on bumps quite > easily and won't go up my driveway without a makeshift ramp being setup > for it.. I'm wondering if it has been lowered or the springs have gone > soft? There's less than 5" clearance between the sill and the ground > behind the front arch (the tow hook and exhaust being lower still), what > is the typical ride height of a 2+2, or an XR2 for that matter? Would > new front shocks and springs improve matters? > > Final niggle for today is the inaccuracy of the speedo. Unfortunately the > only time it gets near to being accurate is around 70mph. At below 40mph > it's hopeless, recording nothing up to about 15mph and only around 20mph > when you're doing 30. What with the sharp acceleration and addictive > exhaust note I really need to find a fix before I end up with points.. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s).
