Sounds like your clutch may be slipping. If the the problem was air/fuel starvation I would expect the car to struggle to pick up the revs and not be able to reach high revs. From what you say it it could be a slipping clutch. I am just guessing here and may be wrong though!
Hope your spit is running happily again soon! Mine should be running tonight, I had to wait for carb gaskets to arrive from trgb. fingers crossed... cheers John --- James Carruthers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Until about 10 miles from home - travelling at a comfy 80 - woooohhhhh > > Power loss - the revs were keeping up - but if I let them drop, they > didnt > come back up very quick. > > So the car limped home, and for the first time in months I saw a spit, > whilst I was actually in my Spit (in Enfield) > > Basically the car revs - but it basically shudders as it speeds up. > > So I got home, and let the car cool off. Checked the exhaust - not that > it > could be linked, but there was indeed a small leak at the back end. > Solved > that - didnt make much difference - but it was significant in my lack > of > power problem before - I think/hope. > > So, it must be fuel, I checked the fuel flow from the pump, and the > pump > filter - thats all ok. The pump filter was a bit dirty - as I had > cleaned it > a few months ago - but I dont think it was significant - anyway - the > fuel > was flowing freely. > > Checked the spark plugs - rather albino - yesterday they were nice > biscuit > coloured. So it must be fuel starvation. So it must the the carbs, > gunked up > with something. It was dark by this point. However when I get home > tonight > I'll have to check. (Using my mum's Fiesta again - she says "what's the > point in you having a car?") > > Which leads me to my question/s; how do you clean a carb? or... does > anyone > have any other suggestions? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
