Poor Hill Climbing
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Old Timer
Poor Hill Climbing
What I need is a guide to setting the carb (including sorting the vacuum hoses out) and to do the ignition timing too.
Its in good condition, but 150k on the clock and my neglect has left it only suitable for short trips around town.
Oh and if anyone can give me some idea how fast/good on hills it should be then that would help too.
Can anyone help?
~Madferret
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
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Local Hero
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Old Timer
Oil pump is new, oil changed etc.
Wheel bearing and tyres done.
I've got the Haynes manual and the carb manual. (pierburg 1b3)
Air filter is a K&N which 'could possibly' need cleaning, doesn't look too bad but it's had an oil bath from the breather from when it had problems with oil getting in the carb from the breather.
'Performance on hills' hmm well should it be slowing down on slight hills in 4th at 60/70 mph and 5th is nearly useless unless on the flat or downhill. It's like driving a 1000cc and I had one of those and I'm sure it wasn't as bad as mine plus it refuses to rev past 4k
~Madferret
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
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Local Hero
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Settling In
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Settling In
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Local Hero
Pm me if you want to do that bud
Pete :wink:
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Old Timer
Vacuum hoses are suspect, none of them seem particularly well fitting (other than the one to the brake reservoir) might get a 10ft length of SHV and redo that.
I've been tweaking the co2 screw and it seems to be a bit cooler, powers a bit better, but that could be down to the weather, hard to tell really. Plus I don't really know carbs and I wouldn't know where to start.
~Madferret
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
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Local Hero
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Old Timer
So would redo-ing the Vacuum hoses sound like a good start?
Fuel flow seems fine, fuel filter is clean.
Something to mention would be it stutters when coasting in gear, theres a mis-fire in their somewhere which probably is to be expected considering…
~Madferret
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
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Local Hero
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Old Timer
http://www.lkperformancestyling.co.uk/catalogue/siliconvacuumhose.html
What size would I need?
~Madferret
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
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Local Hero
Like paul says, dont mess with co's screw, until timing is bang on, it is always best as i do to take it to a garage a friends one if you have and let him/her do it on the co system then it will be spot on fella.
Anyway pm replied too, will'll get her sorted bud
Pete :wink:
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Old Timer
~Madferret
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
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Local Hero
cut off a bit of ur old and measure it to be sure
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Old Timer
The current ones are hose ends with a plastic pipe through the middle going to another hose bit which connects to the carb or airbox, thats why I don't think they'll be making a good connection. I'll goto BMS and take the pipe-ends with me, see if I can get a 3m length of it or something.
~Madferret
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
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Local Hero
Pete :wink:
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Old Timer
Oh I discovered the throttle body heater isnt working, so I need one of those if possible although it should be too bad without it, its there for a reason i'm sure
~Madferret
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
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Old Timer
~Madferret
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
Mk1 1457cc 5door GX '83
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Local Hero
Madferret said
I've got the thick air duct hoses, but can't find a local shop that does vacuum hoses anyone got any ideas?
That's strange!
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