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Mar 24, 2007 17:25:02 GMT
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good for you! Its great when something comes right!
The tricky thing about condensers, BTW, is that it can seem to spark well on crank, and static timing fine, but wanders around like a lost puppy when you strobe it, hence the smoke, rattling and cack running. Its so common, most old cars seem to have a spare set in the glovebox for when they go. Doesn't happen with electronic ignition, so no-one recognises the symptoms anymore!
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street
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6.2 ft/lbs of talk
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Mar 24, 2007 19:22:35 GMT
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Glad it's sorted, good on ya!
Hope it hasn't put you off getting your hands dirty in future, everything I touch tends to break and i'm not disheartened yet, so you definately shouldn't be!
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ImpManiac
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Imps... Imps... Imps...
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Mar 24, 2007 19:27:40 GMT
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1966 Singer Chamois sprint/hillclimb car in white over blue two tone
1975 Triumph Stag long term project (over 20 years so far) in colour TBA
2003 Vauxhall Vectra GSi 3.2 in black sapphire
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mercmad
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Flush Hard,it's a long way to McDonalds.
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Mar 24, 2007 21:29:21 GMT
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Now that you've changed the diapragm ,get the old one and hold it up against a strong light.I'll bet there are cracks or holes in it,because what you describe is a fualty diapragm,the only other thing that does that is the float sticking or on the Mercs that have strommys,the return line from the carb to the tank gets blocked.Usually cased by old hoses breaking down inside and bits of hose floating through.
Does your carb have the manual choke?,someone didn't pull it out ?.
On the auto choke models,the mechanism is water heated.which as you can imagine cuases it's own probelms.
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Many years ago I changed my driving style to cope with rising fuel prices; I have now reached the stage where I am contemplating keeping my eyes shut in order to lower wind resistance.
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Mar 24, 2007 23:24:36 GMT
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hi guys
I don't know about cracks, but when I compared the feel of the old one to the new diaphragm, it was a big difference. The old one had the consistency and feel of a latex glove, very stretchy. also it had stretched so much that it would crease when you put it in its place..
I did have the panic episode of saying thats the end of me and fingering the car, but now me and the old boy have bonded to a new level and I like to think I can cater for all its future needs! ( minus anything that needs engine out as I don't have a crane..)
somebody said a while back that this forum was not inspirational anymore, I just like to say everytime I log on here my nuts get inflated just a bit bigger and if it wasn't for what I see people get up to here, I would still have probably sufficed with the oil and plug jobs... so big thumbs up to you guys..
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