Promoting the Preservation and Use of the Postwar Morris Minor
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yup points gap goodAlec wrote:Hello Sb,
I would check that the points haven't closed up, especially as you say the plugs have petrol on them. If the points gap is OK, then it is a check throughout the ignition system.
Alec
spark at plugs. timming is good.Alec wrote:Hello Sb,
do you have a spark at the plugs?, timing not slipped, and engine not flooding?
Alec
fresh, a week old.rayofleamington wrote:sb,
How old is the petrol?
i checked the float chamber, no there does'nt appear to be any water in there, fuel wouldfloat on water would'nt it? although could condensation builtd up in the carb, engine or such?Willie wrote:As has been said, if the plugs are wet then either 'no spark' or 'spark
at the wrong time' are suggested, BUT have you checked that the
wetness is indeed petrol and not water? If you get water in the
float chamber the car will never start until you have removed all
traces of it. If you are still having no luck it would be worth taking
the cover off of the float chamber and soaking up the contents with
a rag or tissues and then filling it with petrol. Disconnect the wire
from the petrol pump and then try to start it. Of course this is a long
shot but it happened to me on a car which had stood outside for a
long time.
thanks alec i did all that you recomended today and all seemed fine. so ive gone back the electrical side, again!!Alec wrote:Hello SB,
S.U.'s are pretty basic, so you could have an ignition or mechanical problem. First is to ensure that the carburettor is set correctly, as you have been adjusting it. Take the piston\dashpot assembly off and set the jet flush, then back off 12 flats, switch on the ignition and ensure that you can see fuel near to the top of the jet. Just check that the piston and dashpot is clean and that the needle shoulder is flush with the lower face of the piston. Replace the piston\dashpot. If you lift the piston and release it you should hear a click as the piston falls back down.
If all that checks out then there is nothing seriously wrong with the carburettor.
If the car still won't start then I'd look at the ignition, or far less likely, a mechanical problem such as valves.
Alec
i've just put my weekly food shop in the kettleMultiphonikks wrote:Yes... I meant the jetCam wrote:You mean the jet? The needle does not have holes in it.Have you checked your needle isn't blocked? - the holes on those things are tiny and it just needs one bit of muck to stop the thing...The Nikki famous word-misuse strikes again...
Earlier on today I asked my partner to "put on the fridge" when I meant "put on the Kettle"
althoug its rather difficault to shut the dooryes willie, thanks but i've got him running now. you'll like this TOO MUCH OIL.Willie wrote:Re the violently vibrating engine when it does eventually start.
Have you fitted those new leads in the correct 1-3-4-2 firing order?
Trouble is that you have renewed a great many parts all at the same
time so it will be difficult to eliminate any particular wrongly fitted
item. If you turn on the ignition and flick open the points with an
insulated screwdriver do you get a spark there? Did you remove
the protective coating from the new points with petrol?.
Don't joke! I once got as far as holding a teabag above my toaster and was about to drop it in before my brain kicked in and went "NOOOOO! Tea bags in the mug, bread in the toaster!".i've just put my weekly food shop in the kettle althoug its rather difficault to shut the door
Thats what beer does!Willie wrote:You only have to worry when you arrive in the toilet to find that
you have already been!
you need to flush properly!!!Willie wrote:You only have to worry when you arrive in the toilet to find that
you have already been!