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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.

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

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

Check timing,dwell and points gap

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

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

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

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

mercutio wrote: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

turoa wrote: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

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

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

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

gary_in_nz wrote: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.

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

mercutio wrote: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

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