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Author:  harvey69 [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 5:21 pm ]
Post subject:  why is it farting and spluttering...
It started today driving home from school when my clubby started to like 'fart' and splutter..... it happens not straight away but when accelerating it splutters and farts little ( enough to be noticed and actually be able to feel it slowing down .... you get me??? )

i thought for a while about it being something electric but i have just replace the leads, plugs, points? ?

any ideas.....

cheers
Author:  sports850 [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 5:23 pm ]
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Just a stab in the dark , did you put a resister coil on without the resister ? Also check the coil for leaks if it's the older style , had one with a pinhole that drained the oil out of it , when it got hot it'd play up but when first started it was fine . Then the remainder of the oil leaked out and it shat itself .
Author:  harvey69 [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 5:41 pm ]
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when i had electrical issues earlier in the year i replaced the coil thinking it was stuffed....


it was replaced with one from a pajero.... the guy from the wreckers that we bought it from said it was basically the same......

i just checked and on the coil it says its a 12V and has inbuilt transistor ? ?
Author:  Maxi23 [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:18 pm ]
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Couple things caused this on my purple mini when I had that...

In the dizzy cap, the centre graphite thing on the spring, it wasnt sticking out far enough. So the contact between it and the dizzy itself varied under accleration.

Also, check your carbie. Might need a kit ? Also, check your float bowl....although float bowl, might not be enough fuel being let it ?

Just a couple of ideas.
Author:  feralsprint [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: why is it farting and spluttering...
harvey69 wrote:
It started today driving home from school when my clubby started to like 'fart' and splutter..... it happens not straight away but when accelerating it splutters and farts little ( enough to be noticed and actually be able to feel it slowing down .... you get me??? )

i thought for a while about it being something electric but i have just replace the leads, plugs, points? ?

any ideas.....

cheers



mate check that you have tughtened the points as if you haven't and I have done it myself it will cause this to happen :D

Jon
Author:  drmini in aust [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:27 pm ]
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Did you check the plug gap...
Many (most) plugs sold now in blister packs are gapped around 1.1mm (.040") for modern cars- way too much for a stock Mini ignition setup.
Should be .025"... or maybe a little more.

Also, many plugs are now resistor type. There is an `R' in the plug number. These are OK with copper plug leads, but not the suppression ones that have around 2K ohms (or more) resistance.

Use resistor plugs or suppression cables, but not both- with stock ignition. :wink:
Author:  9YaTaH [ Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: why is it farting and spluttering...
feralsprint wrote:
harvey69 wrote:
It started today driving home from school when my clubby started to like 'fart' and splutter..... it happens not straight away but when accelerating it splutters and farts little ( enough to be noticed and actually be able to feel it slowing down .... you get me??? )

i thought for a while about it being something electric but i have just replace the leads, plugs, points? ?

any ideas.....

cheers



mate check that you have tughtened the points as if you haven't and I have done it myself it will cause this to happen :D

Jon


What Jon said....and...its rarely the coil...check what you have done just recently...wot the military call "maintenance induced faults".

Plugs are hard to stuff up....so go straight to the points...are they black faced or clean???
Did you assemble and adjust them corrrectly??

How long has it been since you checked the timing??
Author:  willy [ Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:21 am ]
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FUEL.
Check your fuel filters, float bowl, and also delivery of fuel.
Author:  floss [ Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:04 am ]
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i had dirty fuel out of a jerry once and it made my car do this. It was driving it home from buying it to. I thought I had just purchased a lemon.
Author:  harvey69 [ Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:20 pm ]
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that went through my head also.... i just let this tank of fuel go close to empty and filled half a tank .... so i will soon find out if it was that or not.....


it tends to be farting and that when its under pressure mostly... or taking off from standing..and cruising in 4th
Author:  harvey69 [ Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:00 pm ]
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i have noticed tonight that when it does the spluttering it seems to be blowing smoke when it does...??? if that helps
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