Well Jon the Murumbateman Road must be a very scenic mineshaft

Edit: Was also a "similar" speed of the other 2 persons on the scenic mineshaft drop per se. One speedo, yes - two, unlikely - three, well you make up your mind on that one.

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Rob Forsyth
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I have had NAV over 130 a few times on my way to work when i used to live in canberra. I don't even know what rpm that is, i'm scared to think. Oh and the engine let go not long after too, coincidence..........nah

The monaro highway is a quiet piece of road at 2am

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Well I am praying for mine to give up the ghost so I can reclaim my bench from the lump of metal taking up all the room!!

I am just hoping it doesnt leave me stranded on the Monaro like last time. I removed the original motor to replace the inner pot joints and timing chain and inserted a clunker 998 for the week - lasted 3 days when the centre main cap decided to visit the gearbox - 60 to zero in 40 feet and bits all over the place(just about where the new prison is going...). Was a loooong night getting the original donk back in ready for work the next morning

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Going back to the thread - I had a similar incident when I couldnt coax 90 out of Henry. I tried everything and was at wits end. I had recently broken the windshield and was still getting the bits of glass clattering about. Bit the bullet and ripped up the carpets and underlay. Found the culprit in a piece of the coir underlay had doubled on itself and was conveniently wedged under the accelerator pedal hence lost about 7-8mm of travel. Was feeling very stupid at that moment as I had totally dismantled the entire induction system to try and fix the problem...K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid!!!

Created work for myself thinking the worst scenario when all it was, was a 30 year old piece of coconut husk!!

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you sure about that Jon... ?

the entire length of the needle is exposed from the jet as the piston rises and falls, and the piston will only move a certain distance, bottom of the dashpot to the top - so take the piston at a given position in the dashpot, if you move the jet down from it's current position, a slimmer part of the needle will be at the jet opening, therefore a richer mixture, right? that's how the choke works... and when I alter the mixture with my S on the gas analyser, it alters the emissions it right across ther rev range



in any case, 58000 miles, if the engine has all of it's original bits, maybe the jet has worn past usable, maybe the springs in the distributor are weak and the engine is getting too much advance at revs...

mooman you said the timing is spot on - is that at idle?
what's the advance like?

millions of variables

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So Rob what speed were we doing along there, without a speedo I was assuming I was doing 100kmh Yeah I noticed you weren't slouching.

Cheers

Matt

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I couldnt keep up with you - that bloody beemer slowed us down - we lost Anton for a bit. Thought you were going to frighten the Volvo though.

The speedo was just on 150. Was recal-ed a year ago and is 1.7kph out = 148.3kph.

Just waiting for it to let go now...lol

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Im pretty sure it will accelerator cable adjustment, as I can push the pedal over a centrmetre without anything happening. I will adjust today and see what happens. Will keep you posted.

I had the problem of the cable sneaking up out of the hole if you pushed it too quickly. Also initially installing it I use a long handled pliers and pulling the cable as tight as possible.

Good luck with today and hope you sort it.

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Mate

think about what you are saying and then explain why if you want to change the mixture when you fit extractors or change cams you have to change needles the choke works on lowering the the jet to enrichen the mixture so the engine will start, no matter how much you push the throttle down during starting the piston and needle will not rise to give you the rich mixture needed to start a cold engine, when the car is doing 100 ks and you floor it the piston and needle are as high as they are ever going to be and the needle does not ever totally leave the jet and needle profile is how you adjust mixture for everything but idle


I am not trying to be a smart ass but most people don not know how or why a carby does work and how adjustments are made and why and I hope that I am helping people understand what has taken me a lifetime to learn from old wise men who were also trying to help by passing on thier knowledge to me over the years

Jon

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Problem solved!!!! Screw on the bottom of carby was wound almost the whole way in (Does that mean lean?) I wound it out one turn and of she went up to 125 with ease and a bit of pedal left. Thankyou everyone!

Ahhhhh - at least yours screwed all the way up - when I had the SU I couldnt get it to seat flush with the bridge hence running rich and blowing black smoke. Well done and glad that you have found the problem.

Hooroo

Rob Forsyth
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