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Markie_D

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18th Mar, 2008 at 05:59:17pm

The car was starting ok before all this.
My mate come round and had some spare fuel,
so i put some in the car. after about 2 minutes the car stoped. anyway, got the car started in the end, but run abit crap.
Thought what the hells going on.
so i looked at the fuel filter and noticed it was yellow.
so i could tell me knob mate had give me some fuel that had shit at the bottom of the fuel can *oh well*
i drained the fuel out which looked like a cloudly crap of shit.
put some nice fresh fuel in.
It just wont start at all.
checked the plugs and they were soaked in petrol.
so we leaned it off abit.
now it's not getting any fuel into the engine whatsoever :(
Kept adjusting the mixure screw to richen up again, but nothing.
I can tell its not getting fuel into the engine, cos we put some fuel into the plug holes to see if it would try and start, which it did.
fuel going into the carb ok, but not into the engine.
what else could i try. could there be shit in the carb etc ?
where would it be blocked etc.
Any help would be great.

Thanks alot :)

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BENROSS

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18th Mar, 2008 at 06:13:33pm

the float bowl valve will be stuck with debris
remove carb take btm off of carb 4 screws check the valve the problems there

if not debris in the main jet but you could check this with the carb on the engine
remove dash pot top

keep us posted

Edited by BENROSS on 18th Mar, 2008.






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18th Mar, 2008 at 07:11:11pm




On 18th Mar, 2008 BENROSS said:
the float bowl valve will be stuck with debris
remove carb take btm off of carb 4 screws check the valve the problems there

if not debris in the main jet but you could check this with the carb on the engine
remove dash pot top

keep us posted


Hi steve,
Thanks for the reply.
Shall i place a long needle or soemthing from the top into the jet to see if it unblocks or what ?
Dont know loads about the carb *tongue*
Cheers mate..

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18th Mar, 2008 at 08:10:20pm

you need to take the carb off and clean out the float needle valve and the jet.

You need to take the carb off to open up the floatbowl

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the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


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18th Mar, 2008 at 08:57:44pm




On 18th Mar, 2008 wil_h said:
you need to take the carb off and clean out the float needle valve and the jet.

You need to take the carb off to open up the floatbowl


Cheers wil. *wink*
lol.. who whats to buy a mini lol it's red. im told its one unlucky colour. she is a bitch.. *tongue*

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19th Mar, 2008 at 08:42:59am

Hi,
Before you pull the carb off, have you got fuel at the pipe going into it?
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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19th Mar, 2008 at 07:42:01pm




On 19th Mar, 2008 Bat said:
Hi,
Before you pull the carb off, have you got fuel at the pipe going into it?
Cheers,
Gavin :)


Yes mate :)
Anyways, took it apart and there was shit in there *tongue*
Put all back and started on first turn :)
Cheers.

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20th Mar, 2008 at 12:16:19am

make sure you replace the inline filter to the carb

if you aint got one .... get one installed PRONTO! .. to prevent this happening again, thay are not expensive around £2 to £3
regards steve

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20th Mar, 2008 at 09:31:26am

This what you mean mate ?

http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=34926

http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=37901

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20th Mar, 2008 at 09:54:07am

no, it's this bit

http://www.burlen.co.uk/partDetail.aspx?pump=&partID=3216

the filter is the part at the bottom, don't know if it's sold separately.

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On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


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20th Mar, 2008 at 03:46:54pm




On 18th Mar, 2008 Mini_Uk said:
My mate come round and had some spare fuel,


Now its fixed id also suggest getting a new mate

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20th Mar, 2008 at 04:29:09pm




On 20th Mar, 2008 wil_h said:
no, it's this bit

http://www.burlen.co.uk/partDetail.aspx?pump=&partID=3216

the filter is the part at the bottom, don't know if it's sold separately.


Oh bugger,
Wished i knew that before i put all back on the car lol

Cheers anyway

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