Rangie runing ruff

[moonhopper]

I took the ute for a run last night, let it warm up a bit in the driveway then went for a hoon, got down the road and it was hestitating and missing quite badly . so i turned for home. checked all the leads, connections etc but cant find anything. any thoughts on what else it could be , as its been going fine until now. I need it running for Costa plenty next week.

[curly12]

I had that happen to me check to make sure that there arn't two conrods poking out the side of the block

[moonhopper]

Nah it still moves under it own power, just not that well If i cant get it fixed i wont be able to play

[91Rangie]

Check timing,dwell and points gap

[Sadam_Husain]

Mate thats exactually what my cruisers doing so when you find out whats wrong with it let me know what it is

[DieselBoy]

First point of call is the weakest system on an engine: the electrical system...............

Replace the coil ($15), i bet that solves ya problem

[mercutio]

whenever i had a problem on my landrover my first point of call was the points took me a little while to work this out though
now i don't have that problem

[turoa]

whenever i had a problem on my landrover my first point of call was the points took me a little while to work this out though
now i don't have that problem

it has electronic ignition and no points

[mercutio]

it has electronic ignition and no points

well then points are not the problem then i must admit i did look at doing that to mine when i had it but never got around to it

[gary_in_nz]

what fuel are you running?? i always through 95 in mine, if i leave it sitting around for a while, ie a week or more, i have to remove the plugs and give them a quick clean, one thing i have found is that these motors need to be driven everyday, for a while, once they get warm they arent too bad but need a good run really, quite often.

best of luck

[wopass]

its a rover....thats how its sposed to run

[muddymatt]

Probably fouled up plugs. Pull and clean them all - I always carry a spare 8 - lol

I have found all Rover V8s are over fuelled and under sparked. Saving for a HEI set up for my Rangie.

Let us know what it is.

Matt

[moonhopper]

what fuel are you running?? i always through 95 in mine, if i leave it sitting around for a while, ie a week or more, i have to remove the plugs and give them a quick clean, one thing i have found is that these motors need to be driven everyday, for a while, once they get warm they arent too bad but need a good run really, quite often.

best of luck

i use 95 fuel in it, and try to drive it at least three times per week. the main problem as ypu say is when its cold. i dont think the choke is working on it. i will be pulling carbs of today to check them and possibly swap them over with another set
i will pull all the plugs as well and maybe new leads too.

[mercutio]

what sort of carbs does it have and are the pots filled with the correct amount of oil

[moonhopper]

what sort of carbs does it have and are the pots filled with the correct amount of oil

it has stromberg carbs, i have checked oil levels and they seem fine, i should have stayed with the holy carb that Tu's had

[moonhopper]

I may have craked it i have increased the diameter of the fuel line from the fuel pump and then dialed up the carbs to run a bit richer, it has made a huge change, but not quite rid of the heitation at 3thou revs i will take it down to the carb centre next week at get the to put a balancing guage on the carbs to see if i have set them right. I used the air tube in the ear trick not to bad as you can pick up the air flow sound diffrence.See you at costa plenty on Sunday