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AllWeatherDan

posted on 1/5/13 at 03:37 PM Reply With Quote
Lumpy Pinto

Hi All,


I have a problem that is stopping me enjoying the first nice days of the year!

Sods law it worked fine all winter!

2.0 Pinto
32/36 Carb? - This is my best guess but it looks different to google images as it has round intakes.
Luminition electronic ignition.

Seems to run fine even up to high revs for about 10 mins driving
After that it really labours under load.
Idles fine and also seems OK at full throttle but anywhere inbetween it is lumpy feels like its trying to throw the gearbox into a hedge.

I dont have a timing lamp so timing is set at best guess.


Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers
AllWeatherDan





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kj

posted on 1/5/13 at 03:54 PM Reply With Quote
have you checked your plugs or thermostat stuck open?





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jacko

posted on 1/5/13 at 05:24 PM Reply With Quote
Do you have a air intake in your fuel tank ?or a blocked fuel filter ?
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mookaloid

posted on 1/5/13 at 05:56 PM Reply With Quote
first thing I would do is strip carb and clean.

Is it an auto choke? If so it sounds like you might have a blocked jet which is masked by the auto choke but when it warms up the choke cuts out and reveals the issue.





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Xtreme Kermit

posted on 1/5/13 at 07:00 PM Reply With Quote
Is it a 12 volt coil?

If not and you have a ballast resistor, it could have failed and the low voltage coil overheating.

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nearly done

posted on 1/5/13 at 08:22 PM Reply With Quote
If you need to borrow a timing light you could pop over in the car and time it up on our drive. 5 mins junc 30 m1. Cheerd Sean.
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maccavvy

posted on 1/5/13 at 10:30 PM Reply With Quote
ill offer the same service. timing light you can use here in Barnsley . 2 mins from j37 5 mins from j36

rules one thing out.





Understeer , when the front hits a wall
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AllWeatherDan

posted on 2/5/13 at 03:00 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks

Thanks for all the Ideas.

I may well take up the offer from one of you guys witht he timing lamps.
I will be in touch soon to find out when your available.

Any ideas on the Carb?


Thanks again.

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maccavvy

posted on 2/5/13 at 03:14 PM Reply With Quote
Do you have a side view of the mechanism. .??





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AllWeatherDan

posted on 2/5/13 at 03:27 PM Reply With Quote
I will have a look later as im at work at the moment.
It does have Weber written all over it if that helps?





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maccavvy

posted on 2/5/13 at 09:50 PM Reply With Quote
Could be a dgv or a dgas the mechanism gives it away





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Not Anumber

posted on 2/5/13 at 11:37 PM Reply With Quote
Its not a 32/36 or a 38/38. It looks familar, may be the twin choke unit they used for the 1.6 Mk3 Escorts but these had a slightly different manifold fitting.






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swanny

posted on 3/5/13 at 08:01 AM Reply With Quote
if your coming to stoneligh i've got a spare timing light you can have for nothing
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AllWeatherDan

posted on 3/5/13 at 07:34 PM Reply With Quote
Here are some more photos of the carb.

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AllWeatherDan

posted on 3/5/13 at 07:35 PM Reply With Quote
If anyone knows the carb model that would be a big help!





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maccavvy

posted on 4/5/13 at 07:07 AM Reply With Quote
it doesn't look like a dgv... does where the throttle rod connect to the carb have cog like teeth ??

if so its a dgas.

is the auto choke coming off.??

how long has the carb been fitted ??





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Horsepower ,how fast you hit the wall
Torque ,how far you take the wall with you

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AllWeatherDan

posted on 5/5/13 at 07:10 PM Reply With Quote
Strange!
It would appear that the first pic of the carb has somehow changed to a pic of me and my youngest! Not sure how that happened

But as a proud Dad I think I will just leave it up :-)





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britishtrident

posted on 5/5/13 at 07:58 PM Reply With Quote
It sounds like a fuel delivery issue, tank not properly vented, crap in tank, choked filter, fuel pump ..... Before doing anything else start with the fuel tank venting then remove cap and disconnect at the pump inlet and blow the line back to the tank with a foot pump.





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scimjim

posted on 5/5/13 at 11:27 PM Reply With Quote
Is it a 28/32 TLDM? Definitely not a DGAS - it'll be stamped on the lower flange somewhere normally.
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ss1turbo

posted on 6/5/13 at 07:38 AM Reply With Quote
Could be - that looks like a vacuum secondary?





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AllWeatherDan

posted on 8/5/13 at 12:05 PM Reply With Quote
ITS A 28/30 DLTH as far as I can make out.





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Dingz

posted on 8/5/13 at 01:12 PM Reply With Quote
Try running without the air filter, it may be stoppng the choke from coming off. you can then see if it does work when it warms up.





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