Ladies / Gents I wonder after my tale, someone can give me an indication of what I might be missing?
When I bought my Mk1 Spit, she was running rich. So much so, all the sparks were black. I put some of it down to not being used for 10 years and being started, with choke, every couple of weeks or so. Previous owner thought it was the choke cable. Well, I did some work on other parts of the car and took her to a local garage for a quick check over. Really wanted to see how much more was required to make her roadworthy. Mechanic thought the rich running was the jets. I replaced the jets, needles and generally overhauled the carbs. Coupled with this I replaced the floats and float valve. Purchased colortune to see how I was doing. The carb nearest the front of the car appeared ok, with the sparks showing a blue, verging slight white mixture. Rear was showing yellow. Checked the needle and it wasnt level with the piston, so moved it down. Now it will not hold tick over and the spark ignition colour is more white blue. When trying the accelerator she just dies, like its flooding. Have tried the mixture adjusting nuts on the bottom of the carbs to no avail. Previously all leads, contacts and dist cap have been replaced. Fuel is getting through and float does as it says and the fuel is cut off. Fuel can be seen in the jets and does not flood out. One thing I have noticed is that with the air filters off the rear carb does push out air (with possibly some petrol) with a popping sound. Its not all the time, just occasionally. Am I missing anything that I havent yet checked? Thanks Martin '63 Spit4 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.465 / Virus Database: 263 - Release Date: 25/03/03 /// [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.
