pardonthewait
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I wrote a really long post out but scrapped it for this one which will be as to the point as I can be.
Following on from this thread: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=21561&start=0
I had a classic-sympathetic mechanic around today for a couple of hours and the news isn't great. He sorted the timing for me and the car now starts - however it floods itself after a short while and runs very badly. Someone's been at the carbs, they're set up differently (and badly).
So next step is to rebuild the carbs and renew the floats. Or could it just be a matter of adjusting or replacing floats?
Manifold is blowing - I can have that welded by a friend or replace it.
The fuel pump is one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electric-Fuel-D ... B00HRLKATG and it's in the engine bay. I would look at replacing this with a more appropriate pump, with a regulator if necessary, at the rear of the car.
Carb rebuild - I have decent mechanical skills (I repair endoscopes for a living), so I would hope that I would be able to undertake this myself and then give them to the mechanic to install and set up. Am I being too optimistic?
My worry now is if I do all this, and it's still not right, I assume I'm then looking at a possible engine rebuild. I just don't have the space for this which is why I'm worried. I basically bought this car without having enough information which is my fault entirely, I was also too trusting. What I was told doesn't match up with what I now know which is the car at the moment is pretty broken and the previous owner apparently had a go at making good, and gave up. He was lucky enough that it ran well enough for a couple of test drives by myself and I took it off his hands like an idiot!
In all honesty I'm quite upset with myself and part of me wants to throw in the towel but the bigger part of me doesn't and wants to stay optimistic.
Any guidance would be of huge help. Mainly I am wondering (hoping) if the carbs, fuel pump, manifold are likely to be the end of my worries or not.
Thanks,
Rob
Following on from this thread: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=21561&start=0
I had a classic-sympathetic mechanic around today for a couple of hours and the news isn't great. He sorted the timing for me and the car now starts - however it floods itself after a short while and runs very badly. Someone's been at the carbs, they're set up differently (and badly).
So next step is to rebuild the carbs and renew the floats. Or could it just be a matter of adjusting or replacing floats?
Manifold is blowing - I can have that welded by a friend or replace it.
The fuel pump is one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electric-Fuel-D ... B00HRLKATG and it's in the engine bay. I would look at replacing this with a more appropriate pump, with a regulator if necessary, at the rear of the car.
Carb rebuild - I have decent mechanical skills (I repair endoscopes for a living), so I would hope that I would be able to undertake this myself and then give them to the mechanic to install and set up. Am I being too optimistic?
My worry now is if I do all this, and it's still not right, I assume I'm then looking at a possible engine rebuild. I just don't have the space for this which is why I'm worried. I basically bought this car without having enough information which is my fault entirely, I was also too trusting. What I was told doesn't match up with what I now know which is the car at the moment is pretty broken and the previous owner apparently had a go at making good, and gave up. He was lucky enough that it ran well enough for a couple of test drives by myself and I took it off his hands like an idiot!
In all honesty I'm quite upset with myself and part of me wants to throw in the towel but the bigger part of me doesn't and wants to stay optimistic.
Any guidance would be of huge help. Mainly I am wondering (hoping) if the carbs, fuel pump, manifold are likely to be the end of my worries or not.
Thanks,
Rob