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 Boozer
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 posted on November 1st, 2003 at 06:37 PM |
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overheating?
Just lately as it's been getting warmer, my baja has been running a bit rough, feels sluggish, lack of power, and today t was pinging in 4th at
70kms and i wasn't pushing it, also it would have a strong burning smell after going up large hills in third or hooning around backstreets
changing up and down gears a lot. I think it may be that it's running lean and isn't getting enough fuel and is overheating as a result. am
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| posted on November 1st, 2003 at 06:47 PM |
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When did you last check the tappets and gave it a tune up?? Might be time to do so.....also you may have picked up a batch of dud fuel......
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| posted on November 1st, 2003 at 06:53 PM |
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we gave it a tune up 300ks ago. i know the carbie is worn so it's probably screwing around with me again....grrr...and i don't htink it was
the fuel as it also tends to run better at night times when it's cooler. |
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| posted on November 1st, 2003 at 08:13 PM |
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Might pay to recheck your valves and timing again.....:jesus
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| posted on November 1st, 2003 at 09:15 PM |
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If the carbs are warn, and you think it may be running lean, make sure your getting a good vacuum reading. May be a leak somewhere.
Would be worth double checking your timing also.
Andy
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| posted on November 2nd, 2003 at 10:05 AM |
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Has it been giving this problem since you gave it the tune up or before?
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| posted on November 2nd, 2003 at 10:12 AM |
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it's sort of a long term thing that we fix and it comes back time and time again. i think it's almost time to get the carb rebuilt or find a
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| posted on November 2nd, 2003 at 02:58 PM |
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I had a silmilar thing with the 2 Litre Kombie on the way home from S.A.
I also cameup with similar thoughts of Fuel air ratios r.e. Carbie tune and float levels etc given I knew little about the history of the motor, I
also thought about Ignition Timing.
I was foot to the foor trying to pull a trailer and kombie DOWNhill and it was driving me crazy, and smelt hot to.
It turned out to be the result of the lobe follower on the points, wearing out and changing the points gap and therefore altering the timing,
So maybe check the points gap and Condition, be sure to have a bit of grease etc on the lobe for the distributor shaft if you find that its wearing
and creating problems,
I think the car wouldnt even Idle if the carbie was so shagged that it was giving you this sort of trouble, it would just suck air around the
butterfly valve and thus pull more fuel to make it impossible to slow the motor down to an idle setting.
Hope some of this helps,
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| posted on November 2nd, 2003 at 03:10 PM |
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Im with Herbie probably points closed up i used to do my points every 3rd week, pain in the ass. |
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| posted on November 3rd, 2003 at 09:32 AM |
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Thank goodness. I read the subject line and for some reason I read it as 'overeating' :P
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| posted on November 3rd, 2003 at 07:56 PM |
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Getting vapour lock in the fuel filter makes the Notch run on two cyclinders, try a newy, that an releasing the handbrake too....just kidding!
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| posted on November 3rd, 2003 at 08:10 PM |
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i htink my Dad found the problem. water in the fuel cause he left a drum out in some rain and it must've sucked in some water. |
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| posted on November 3rd, 2003 at 08:10 PM |
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Best advice... NEVER use drums for fuel.... thats what bowsers are for.... LOL
I am just about to install a High Energy electronic Ignition to stop the points from burning, then I'll only have to keep check on the lobe
wearing down... and I always have My ignition points lobe greased as it usually tells You on the box and the little pack of grease that used to come
in the points box...
I don't think they do that any more do they??? Just because they don't include it doesn't mean You don't have to do it...
I grease or Oil every moving thing in My cars. I believe 300kms is a long time in a Volkswagen.. or any car with points.. I used to check
mine every weekend in the good old days.,when it was the only car I had...
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| posted on November 3rd, 2003 at 08:12 PM |
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Its also running liek a pig sorry man but it is, if ya got teh time and the
money id check it in for a service, or steal one of the other engins up the farm.
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| posted on November 3rd, 2003 at 08:15 PM |
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Black Math if you look at my earlier post, i said that it was running like a pig because it has water in the tank, and i don't have to money and
it has just been serviced as i said earlier. and grabbing an engine from the farm is not an option as none of them are running. |
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| posted on November 3rd, 2003 at 08:22 PM |
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Ahh i see,  dient know it had just been serviced
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| posted on November 3rd, 2003 at 08:35 PM |
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lol, you two guys
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| posted on November 3rd, 2003 at 08:46 PM |
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waaaaat?:P
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