The All New, New "What have you done to your Bay today" thread.

Good run Mike .

 

Could just be as simple as stale fuel from him sitting in Alex's yard all that time?

 

Seems to me when I set the mixtures after a 15 mile drive to warm it up, I end up doing it again after a 30 mile drive. Then it's right. I was just hinting at that really. There's warmed up and there's thoroughly warmed up. How much time would he think that was worth? You'll soon learn how to stop any popping at idle by adjusting the mixtures yourself. It's not something that needs doing all the time but you need to know how. If it's popping on deceleration I disagree with Mike. It should not unless it's got some racey cam which it hasn't has it? There are a few reasons it might though. For example mine did because... the tailpipe was too big dia. There are two on mine, I blocked one up and it's still bigger than stock so... no popping now. Like Mike my AFR goes off the scale lean engine braking, but mine doesn't pop. Just an example. There's always a cause and a prevention IMO.

 

And just to prove he actually got his hands slightly grubby ...

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The other really annoying thing that does happen is that the idle jets can be part blocked by small bits of rubber lying around inside fuel hoses - e.g. crumbs left over from cutting the hose or pushing it onto some union. So you take out the carbs, clean them out, disturb some dirt, drive ten miles, idle jet half blocks .. repeat..

Without an air fuel ratio gauge or a proper rolling road setup, its a bit less precise over whats going on - its best if somebody equipped with measurement gear checks it - either via using an AFR meter, or visiting a rolling road where they have AFR gauges as part of the rolling road kit.

When my progressive was trying to kill my engine recently, no pops, crackles or anything, just the air fuel ratio gauge was tipping over towards leaner , and the cylinder head temperature gauge starting to warm rapidly going up a slight hill. Normally it goes back over to 12.5:1 which is slightly richer.. The first time that happened, it just happened I pulled in for a scheduled stop, the second time was yellow taxi time, the third time I caught it happening on the way back from Volksworld, slowed down a lot and it recovered . .

 

Scrubbed the mould off his roof (again), two pumps on the pedal, fired up first time. Took him shopping, went for a blast up the motorway

 

Progressive, fence, chuck.

Dellortos, smother with kisses, fit.

 

roof rack fitted...

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Is that holding that whole porch up?

 

Where I am going, I dont need carburettor jets, or worn out Italian hardware.

The progressive was new to me less worn, all the bits I could wiggle on the bench were moving properly, but it was the bits that stopped wiggling when it got warmer that seem to have been the issue. Anyway I did the standard modification to remove the feature that only works properly on a 2.8 litre Ford Granada... .

And I still have a working choke .

 

pretty much, subsidence and jet lag let to this

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Managed to get a ball joint half out of the suspension arm with one of those eBay ball joint kits, a collection of varied but incorrectly dimensioned bits of mild steel. There are tubes which are basically 2mm too large in diameter...
Parts of the kit are flowing under the pressure , the whole thing bends like crazy but the ball joint drops down twice then stops.. maybe hitting some random part of the kit.

I can however push the ball joint back up into the suspension arm, two bangs and its back, so if I fail again tomorrow, its out with the angle grinder. It has to be in place so you can take the top off the balljoint easily with a cutting disc, then cut through the ring of steel that remains with some other implement, probably a Dremel with a carbide burr.

 

turned the key to start the engine...which started...turned it off again (let it run for a few minutes).

 

Priorities sorted.
Spares and tools next.

 

Exactly. Then forget if you wish, I haven't adjusted mine for years. AFR readings same as ever. Never blown up an engine.
It's not rocket science if your carburation choice is suitable. Mike's carb is too big even for my engine.