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PostPosted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:26 pm 
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Picked up a car today. I simply cannot get it to run.

spark seen ok.
seems to be getting fuel.
Compression is a but low at 100 on all four.

I drive it onto the trailer this morning but it felt way down on power.

It's has fired and run a couple of times since but doesn't run for long a is slow to rev.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, wife is hassling me for buying a dud!

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Get new fuel and drain the old stuff which is probably full of water. Spray carby cleaner into fuel system to release gummed needle valve in float chamber.


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could be timing... points.... or simply damaged spark plug leads

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Got a trailer I can borrow Tony?

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i can probly pick it up for you tomorow John
let me know if you`re stuck , cause i`m on my way up to trickys plae today & i can have an empty trailer on the way back Tomorow if that`s any good to you,

happy to help if you need it bro??? & of course i could certainly make it go vroom for you easy-peasy too :-) :-) :-)

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Sorted. Had A fella swing buy today. Worked his magic and got it running pretty quick!

It was points, timing, spark, flooding related.

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you won a cold stubby needs to be picked up in person by midday on the 1st July 2012 :lol: :lol:


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