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« Reply #5775 on: March 16, 2013, 07:29:03 AM » |
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How clean the carb?
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« Reply #5776 on: March 16, 2013, 06:22:31 PM » |
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It's a 1970s Holley, but never been fitted on an engine. My ex girlfriend, Taz, rebuilt it with all new rubbers & seals. The front float chamber was replaced a few months ago, then my brother Brock cleaned the accelerator pump a couple of weeks ago. I put in a new fuel filter, in front of the fuel pressure regulator, last month & will fit a second one between the fuel tank & pump in the next couple of days. The fuel's a mix of a couple of months old, topped up with fresh about 2 weeks ago. It's reasonably clean. I suspect it just needs new plugs & a bit of a run.
The new HT lead arrived in the post this morning & I called at Phunkie's workshop & borrowed his terminal crimping pliers, so tomorrow I'll fit the leads & plugs, plus check the gearbox oil level with the truck up on axle stands & running through all the gears.
I like hippos too. Wouldn't fancy trying to paint one though.
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« Reply #5777 on: March 16, 2013, 09:41:05 PM » |
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It just needs a bloody good thrash about Andy,plugs are sooted up because its only been idling. Once it gets a drive out she'll run better.  |
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« Reply #5778 on: March 16, 2013, 10:20:53 PM » |
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No need to stick the truck up in the air to check trans oil level . Start and warm up. Put foot on brake and handbrake on. Move through complete gearbox range ,front to back 3 times.Put back in park and leave idling .
Pull dipstick ,wipe clean, reinsert.Pull again and check level. Top up as necessary using CLEAN funnel down dipstick tube.
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« Reply #5779 on: March 16, 2013, 10:30:00 PM » |
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just learnt something new. cheers kev.
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« Reply #5780 on: March 17, 2013, 12:14:44 AM » |
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Does that apply to any automatic Kapri? (like my Nissan?)
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« Reply #5781 on: March 17, 2013, 09:39:54 AM » |
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Yup, same procedure on all autos  It's always checked when running as the torque convertor drains down when the engines off giving a false higher level. |
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« Reply #5782 on: March 17, 2013, 09:52:11 AM » |
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Right-o. That'll be a lot easier to do in the workshop then.
Pouring with rain here this morning, (torrential rain & thunder & lightning last night). Can't see us being able to drive it around the yard today, but will if it clears.
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« Reply #5783 on: March 17, 2013, 08:12:24 PM » |
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Had the engine running most of the afternoon. Chris is now officially a Holley Hero after figuring out which were the idle screws & tweaking them a tad to even out the tickover. It'll sit in the 'shop, bimbling away quite happily now & pick up much better when we blip the throttle.
Bunged in some fresh fuel & also checked the gearbox oil level. It took just over a litre to bring it up to the full mark on the dipstick.
Fitted the new spark plugs, gapped to 0.8mm as per the handbook & started making up the new HT leads.
Unfortunately I only had enough to make 6 leads so have had to order more, (from "The Green Spark Plug Company"), & I'm not happy with one of the plug hole threads. It's an aluminium head & I don't want to strip the thread, but it doesn't feel right. Need to find a spark plug hole tap/thread chaser & clean it out.
Otherwise, it's running quite nicely now. Non stop rain meant it still hasn't been driven yet though.
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« Reply #5784 on: March 17, 2013, 08:40:50 PM » |
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It Sounded like a fuel fault glad ya found it hope ya don't need a helicoil for the head, hope it not hissing around the plug, I'm sure you can solve .. Keep pics coming lord manky |
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« Reply #5785 on: March 17, 2013, 09:11:53 PM » |
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Those will be mixture screws  Only 1 idle speed screw . Idle mixture screws should be max of 2 turns out, possible 2.25 due to open air filter. Anymore than that and you are compensating for not pulling the choke on...you ARE using the choke aren't you ?? |
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« Reply #5786 on: March 17, 2013, 10:29:52 PM » |
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Yes Uncle Kev Yeah, idle mixture screws. We turned them out another 1/4 turn. Seemed to do the job, though I'm happy to be corrected, much like the carb. Mr Phunkie has a thread chaser so I'll nip over to his workshop tomorrow. |
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« Reply #5787 on: March 17, 2013, 10:40:11 PM » |
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"I'm not happy with one of the plug hole threads. It's an aluminium head & I don't want to strip the thread, but it doesn't feel right. Need to find a spark plug hole tap/thread chaser & clean it out."
get an old plug clean the thread and cut across the thread at an angle oposite sides like a tap, clean off with wire brush and use as chaser.
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« Reply #5788 on: March 17, 2013, 11:07:38 PM » |
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Yeah, that was Plan B.
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« Reply #5789 on: March 18, 2013, 07:57:29 AM » |
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Yes Uncle Kev Yeah, idle mixture screws. We turned them out another 1/4 turn. Seemed to do the job, though I'm happy to be corrected, much like the carb. Mr Phunkie has a thread chaser so I'll nip over to his workshop tomorrow. I had set it up initially as lean as possible to ENSURE SVA pass |
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