Once again, the saga continues with the 1968 2000TC I saved from the crusher. Fuel pump rebuilt, plug wires set right, no timing marks anywhere, so i set the timing the old fashioned way, bringing number 4 up on TDC, and making sure the distributor is in the right place.
Problem is, it quit running, which I traced to a bad fuel pump. It never did run quite right, but I figured I'd sort that out. What is happening is that it runs intermittently. sometimes for a minute or two, sometimes ten, sometimes about 3 seconds. I am flooding the plugs as evidenced by the soot on them, yet at the same time, the motor is starved for fuel! Can find no vacuum leaks, sometimes I get fuel pumping to the carbs, sometimes, I can pull the fuel line off and crank away, and nothing happens.....No fuel! When it does run, 20 minutes of diagnosing results in consumption of about two U.S. gallons of fuel.
I end up adjusting the carbs to feed more fuel to keep it running, because it is starving, which results in , suddenly, too much fuel, and flooding, and downright soaked spark plugs. pretty much at the end of my wits here, and making the decision to either pull the carbs and rebuild them, which I am not sure will solve the problem, as sometimes, it actually runs fine, or throwing in the towel on my Rover experience! Any help would be appreciated. Seems a shame to give up after sorting out all the electrical issues.
Problem is, it quit running, which I traced to a bad fuel pump. It never did run quite right, but I figured I'd sort that out. What is happening is that it runs intermittently. sometimes for a minute or two, sometimes ten, sometimes about 3 seconds. I am flooding the plugs as evidenced by the soot on them, yet at the same time, the motor is starved for fuel! Can find no vacuum leaks, sometimes I get fuel pumping to the carbs, sometimes, I can pull the fuel line off and crank away, and nothing happens.....No fuel! When it does run, 20 minutes of diagnosing results in consumption of about two U.S. gallons of fuel.
I end up adjusting the carbs to feed more fuel to keep it running, because it is starving, which results in , suddenly, too much fuel, and flooding, and downright soaked spark plugs. pretty much at the end of my wits here, and making the decision to either pull the carbs and rebuild them, which I am not sure will solve the problem, as sometimes, it actually runs fine, or throwing in the towel on my Rover experience! Any help would be appreciated. Seems a shame to give up after sorting out all the electrical issues.