Posted by John Fry on August 22, 2007, 10:44 am, in reply to "Re: stalling..."
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I have found that my RR often plays up if I go for ultracheap Woolworths petrol. It runs better on the Coles petrol. Sometimes the Woolworths is okay, other times it is not, so quality seems to vary. Some one else told me about this and so I had been watching how it went. As far as metho in the tank to get rid of water. Years ago I tried ethanol in my VW [got that free from 44 gallon drums thrown out with several liters of ethanol still in the bottom] and it seemed to have worked well. Later I replaced a VW fuel filter with a glass bowl fuel filter, so you could see if there was water in petrol, by a glance at the glass bowl. Got a hugh amount of water in petrol once after flooding rain, and was told not to buy from low-lying service stations after the floods--seems good advice to me, but the above post was before floods in our area--maybe sneezy lives in a part of Oz where they had more rain. My post was made just after some good rain in our area. We always know when we are in for a lot of rain--they grade our dirt road always just before the rain. Guess some people may be wishing they have a good set of mud tyres, John. --Previous Message-- : I've been starting at 4am for a few years : now and I reckon the old girl still : starts better than me!! : : I might just frighten her and change : the oil and filter etc this weekend. : It's been better the last few days so : it may well heve just been a bad batch : of fuel. Believe it or not, even I have : been known to have a little miss and : backfire after a bad batch of : fuel...... : : Catch ya later Pete. : sneezy. : : --Previous Message-- : G`day sneezy : : I`d say the problem is going to work : at that time of the morning , maybe : she`s getting old and likes to stay : in bed longer . : : I`d suggest you try staying in bed a : bit longer and see if she`s : receptive . : : Or i guess it could be an air leak : or the needle and seat may be : playing up but i`d check the oil : level in the dampers first . : : Diaphrams faults can cause and less : power and better economy : : Being that the morning air is : probably colder and thicker/moister : , don`t know . : : Could be a combination of taking her : to Sydney and back and waking her : too early and she`s got a bit of a : cold and she`s just letting you know : that she`s still the boss . : : Cheers , pete . : --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 : : : : :