1600 ct engine help need ed

Discussion in 'Mech Tech' started by Dinky2, Nov 13, 2011.

  1. hey

    still having trouble with the engine, my friend flushed the carb and all that, did the mixture, people who had it before put new fuel line in, new tank, my friends out opptions, so would any u guys no, at the min i dare not drive it because couple days ago i changed gear to 2nd and he shut down on me with no life when i turned key, i had to get help push him to side road. then after few min he started gain an i took him home, then friday i tryed him to pop my daughter p.e. uniform up and when i slowed for a car oncoming to pas i tryed to set off and as i got biting point he started to die untill i took biting point off tryed couple times without going to far into road and managed to get it and took him back home where he been since,

    hope reads ok had to type this with online keyboard loooooool thankyou
     
  2. Birdy

    Birdy Not Child Friendly

    If all the ignition items are at their best and you have a good spark etc, fuel lines are clean and there is a good supply of fuel coming out of it post pump and the filter clean then I'd be looking to replace the carb.
     
  3. When you say no life when i turn the key, was it starter motor turning the engine over?
     
  4. dead noting no lights on dash not a bean.
     
  5. PIE

    PIE

    Are your battery connections tight?

    Dicky ignition switch?

    Is your keyboard on the Chav setting?
     
  6. Birdy

    Birdy Not Child Friendly

    As above. Sorry I didn't realise it completely died.
     
  7. davidoft

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  8. Birdy

    Birdy Not Child Friendly

    This isn't a "fix it" but a kind of bodge that I've once used to get home in the past with an old car from France. Remove the ignition feed at the coil and tape it up. With a fused wire run from the battery + to the coil, get the bus started and see how it runs.

    Don't forget to switch the engine off this way it won't stop on the ignition key so you'll have to stop the engine by removing the live feed wire.
     
  9. i prefer the beating it with a stick, burning it at the stake and burying the ashes option. Its the only thing that is really fair to it
    :)
     
  10. Think best to replace it hey just to eliminate it out of the problems. :( :(
     
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  12. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    Bodywork's good. :thumbsup:

    Everything else is just spanners. :) And screwdrivers.
     
  13. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    electronic ignition, make sure your coil connections are correct and i would change that coil lead too
     
  14. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    Are these 12v wires sitting on the oil cooler?
    [​IMG]
     
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  16. Just my 2 penneth worth, check the LT connections on the coil as I have known of the terminals to get loose, simple tap with a punch to sort it out if they are pressed fit or replace the coil if it is really old. If they terminals are fixed on with nuts, remove and clean thoroughly.
     
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  18. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    if its going dead with no igntion etc, then its not fuel related. try the new ignition switch or run a feed from the battery straight to the coil as suggested, my mates t25 used to cut out back fire miss fire low on power and it was the igntion switch, they take about 5 mins to change too
     
  19. I think the guys are trying to point out that you appear to have a 12V connector sitting on a bare metal oil cooler. If the connectors not insulated, you'll have no ignition supply.
     

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