Posted by DavidL on June 20, 2007, 2:18 pm, in reply to "stalling..."
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Hi Sneezy, Could be water in your petrol which tends to partially block jets. Put a litre of metho in your tank and see if it makes any difference. Metho will dissolve the water in petrol. cheers, DL --Previous Message-- : Gidday guys, : : My carbie 83 3.5 has just started to : do something weirdish. In the : mornings when I get to work, the car : just dies as I pull up to the : boomgate. It's about a 13km drive to : work at 3.30am. Car is warm but not : hot. Choke off by then. It's ok in : the arvo and when it's hot. : : What are the symptoms of a diaphram : failure or one on the way out? Would : it run better when hot or ordinary : all the time? : : Was thinking of changing the carb to : the cold setting although I have : never had to do this in 8 yrs so : think this would be not necessary. : : Aircleaners are not old. Haven't : done any dusty or off road stuff for : ages. Went to Sydney 3-4 weeks ago : and was getting an average of 14lts : per 100km at 105-110km/h. Fuel : filter isn't that old either. : : Any thoughts happily received before : I start to get my hands dirty. : : regards, : sneezy :