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- Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:58 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Cutting out / running on
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Hi all, Back from hols, carb is a HS4 FZX 1189 as fitted to the 1300 marina. Weakened the mixture until plugs are a light brown, still cuts out so turned two flats richer on the mix but still cuts out when lifting off the accelerator and coming to a stop. Met a retired Morris Mechanic on holiday he ...
- Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:23 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Cutting out / running on
- Replies: 35
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Thanks everybody, The exhaust is a twin box stainless steel one with a larger bore, so changing all that could get expensive so I think making the existing carb work is a better bet. The fast idle is a cross screw head located at about 10 o'clock looking at the carb from the front of the car if this...
- Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:53 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Cutting out / running on
- Replies: 35
- Views: 5224
- Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:33 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Cutting out / running on
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- Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:24 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Cutting out / running on
- Replies: 35
- Views: 5224
Cutting out / running on
Hi, Hope somebody can help, my newly acquired traveller is a 1968 with a 1098 cc engine and unleaded head, it was fitted with a marina carb by the last owner apparently to improve the throttle response. A problem arose in that the plugs were getting blackened and causing a miss fire so a friend adju...