Flooded Carb

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stevemarl wrote:According to haynes (supplement) plastic = 35.3mm, brass = 41.0mm
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Great stuff. Put the carb back together, and carb doesnt seem to leak there now. kept the same gasket :/ Car still wont start. Did the spark test, and I'm getting a spark and there is definitely fuel getting through. So I've gone on to the ignition parts. Rotor arm is new and not cracked, condenser was only replaced recently but will swap for a new one to test. Dizzy cap looks fine inside. Any ideas? Could it just be damp and need some dry start stuff??? Its been sitting for over a week now.
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Timing perhaps? Or blocked jets?
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Where are you getting the spark, is it at the plugs? If so that suggests the ignition components are working well enough. You say fuel is getting through - does that mean the plugs are getting wet? If so you may have flooded the engine. Take all the plugs out for a short while, heat them gently in a low blow lamp put them back and try again. If it still won't start check the timing .
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stevemarl wrote:According to haynes (supplement) plastic = 35.3mm, brass = 41.0mm
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stevemarl wrote:According to haynes (supplement) plastic = 35.3mm, brass = 41.0mm
Just checking, is this for the 34ich fitted to Jim's car or for the 32/36?
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Oh Jesus - sorry! You`re correct, I assumed DGAV. Would the figures not be close though as it`s presumably due to the different buoyancy of the 2 types of float?
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Peter-S wrote:Where are you getting the spark, is it at the plugs? If so that suggests the ignition components are working well enough. You say fuel is getting through - does that mean the plugs are getting wet? If so you may have flooded the engine. Take all the plugs out for a short while, heat them gently in a low blow lamp put them back and try again. If it still won't start check the timing .
Yeah, I'm getting a spark on the first plug. Took first plug out yesterday to do the test and the plugs didn't seem to wet.
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I've got fuel coming out of the top of the carburettor. .what could be the cause of this
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Dreammachine - you should really start a new thread for your own issue, this is the second one you've hijacked mate. No offence meant.

Fuel coming out of the top of the carb points to the float level being too high. This could be the float is wrongly set or punctured or that the needle valve has stuck open.
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Hijacked...didn't realise. .how do you start your own thread then...thanx for the advice anyway
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