My daily runner (Stilo) is in the garage, using a loan Punto but its boring so today at 630 I fired up the Mk Indy blade.. Into my trip is was running rough! Ok a little cold i thought. Could smell fuel... Pulled over after 4 miles, turned it off and checked my manual choke cable was working. It was. Tried starting it and after a while it fired up on 3 pots... Got to wokr and notice fuel around the 2nd carb plastic top cover??????? Could it be just a jet blocked up..
Feel free to put your advise down as to what it could be and a quick repair to get me home at 3pm with out using toooo much battery juice to fire it up all the time

sounds like the float / needle valve in No2 carb is stuck, try giving it a few sharp taps, preferably with a wooden mallet or similar, that may dislodge it.

Thats a good point Pete.. Car is sitting in the sun at the mo warming up. I will get a nice bit of wood and do a gentle tap dance on the carb.... Too cold at the mo!! Got frost on my seat, brrrrr..

Not sure if it affects them as much in a car as it does on a bike but you can find the carbs suffer from icing when it's this cold - especially if the water heating circuit is blocked or not used at all.

+1 for pete thought.

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Originally posted by jossey
+1 for pete thought.

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how long since you last used it?? The orings in the carbs shrink when they dry out, once soaked in fuel for a couple of hours they swell up and seal again. But as others said could be a float needle sticking.

New addition to my tool kit now is a wooden mallet... Cheers Pete that seemed to work.. Guess I wont know for sure untill the next frosty morning run.. Tomorrow I will drag the Punto back out and will take the carbs of the Indy at some point just to check em out..
Back home and she ran a treat

Glad it worked and got you home.

Anoying thing is you'll no doubt find no evidence of a fault.....

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Originally posted by r1_pete
Glad it worked and got you home.

Anoying thing is you'll no doubt find no evidence of a fault.....

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