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Uneven acceleration / performance
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Re: Uneven acceleration / performance -
09-12-2003
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The engine seems to be running fine up to a certain rev, then it becomes odd, the acceleration seems to become pulsating, and even on full gas, I couln't get the car to go any faster than 50-60 - bad news on the M6, in other words I pulled over, and waited for a bit, contemplating what to do. I decided to try and make it to a service station (3 mi), and suddenly the car was okay again, so I decided to continue driving. After 10 miles or so the same thing happened again....etc |
cone-type air filter. These aren't really up to constant speed
motorway driving. You need to go back to a standard filter box with a
high-performance insert.
Regards, David Betts
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What intermittent failure of the coil would be fixed by a very rich mixture? Do not get it. What do the coil and mixture have to do with each other? |
HJ
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Sounds like carburettor icing to me. Do you have something like a cone-type air filter. |
circular. Mind you, it does look quite filthy, so I'll replace it.
Thanks for the tip!
HJ
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Although snipped by Minichicago, the original poster included this important clue: In a moment of inspiration, I pulled the choke, and the engine suddenly ran perfectly again." minichicago replied: The Coil! What intermittent failure of the coil would be fixed by a very rich mixture? minichicago wrote: Do not get it. What do the coil and mixture have to do with each other? No no, I asked that question, you're supposed to answer it, not rephrase it and ask it again! 8-) |
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So I should read the question a little closer. You can pull your briefs out from your crack now. |
What might be a crime is the fact that I now have installed a brand new coil
that didn't solve the problem, but that hardly matters
HJ
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So I should read the question a little closer. You can pull your briefs out from your crack now. Oh c'mon! misreading a question is hardly a crime! What might be a crime is the fact that I now have installed a brand new coil that didn't solve the problem, but that hardly matters HJ Oops! Reminded me of a problem I had. Owe you one. |
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I dont think they got the joke Muffy...but I did, I would have said to just say no! "The Muffin Man" <muffin.man (AT) mad (DOT) SPAMRATANDSPAMWITHBEANSscientist.com wrote in message news:3f60ccd8$1_2 (AT) mk-nntp-2 (DOT) news.uk.tiscali.com... Just go on the pill or use Japanese wrinkles. The Muffin Man "minichicago" <itrack (AT) ameritech (DOT) net> wrote in message news:BB863481.AB9D%itrack (AT) ameritech (DOT) net... The Coil! |
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Oops! Reminded me of a problem I had. Owe you one. |
does seem to run a little bit more smoothly. Mind you, I did replace the
spark plugs at the same time, so I dunno.
HJ
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And H.J. Kamps was sitting next to Elvis in the spaceship, which I thought was kinda strange, but then they turned to me and said: I turned the car around and headed home again, not trusting it all the way to London. I managed to get it all the way to Liverpool without further incident (pulling the choke whenever the weird thing happened again). I don't know what the hell is going on. Any suggestions? Definitely sounds like a fuel problem. Before you start looking at anything under the bonnet, check that the fuel tank breather is clear. |
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Sounds like carburettor icing to me. Do you have something like a cone-type air filter. Not sure about cone-shaped. the air filter itself is quite large and circular. Mind you, it does look quite filthy, so I'll replace it. Thanks for the tip! |
it is providing enough protection for the intake against airflow at
constant high speed. Your symptoms definitely sound like carburettor
icing. If you are going to drive on motorways for any distance, you
probably want a different type of filter.
I'd start be reinstalling the standard airbox and see if that solves
the problem.
(Surprised nobody else has mentioned carburettor icing. It is, after
all, a very common problem if you leave the carburettor exposed.)
Regards, David Betts
davidb (AT) minilist (DOT) org
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