karl1
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I have an early Mk2 and shes is running a little rich. If I try to make her leaner she doesnt like it and hunts. Even if I try to adjust the timing she still complains. Would a different set of jets make any difference? My carbs adjust from the bottom on my Strombergs CD150. I do have a set of Mk1 carbs but imagine that the wont work on a Mk2
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Thanks Tony and Rob. I think I will skip on that for now and do the other jobs first.😉
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Its a Mk2 oh just my luck then?
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I have a lot of play in my steering wheel? When the bonnet is opened and one looks down to the steering shaft where it enters the cars bulkhead thats where the play is. There are two rubber bushes and just below them the UJ joint. It seems as if something has gone adrift on my steering or something is very badly worn?
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Will these carb fit my 2000 mk2 1969 Auto? Zenith Stromberg CD150SEV 3334L and 3334R? Mine have the mixture adjusts underneath on the float bowl. Cant see how to adjust these (if they fit)?
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Would a faulty coil mean that I would need to keep the choke open a little? As thats what I have to do!
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Thank you Pete and I have had that many teas over this car 😀 I dont know if you know but it has been upgraded to an alternator?
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Ok timing has now been done and checked both dynamically and statically. Advance and retard checked and works original dizzy fitte Mixture set at 1.5 turns from full in. Went for my first drive in this lovely weather and still the same problem persist. The car is missing under load. And then it happened !!!!!!! The car broke down in the middle of the town (of course). It was firing at all!!! After 15 mins of a red face it came back to life. I think that the previous owner told me that the car had done this to him and he had changed the coil.
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Thank you for that clear information As soon as the weather improves will give it ago. Thank you again
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After a lot of messing about to what I thought would be a simple job the an original dizzy is finally back in the 1200. 😲 I have set the static timing as follows... There is a hole in the crankshaft pulley which I understand to be the top dead centre? I aligned the hole with the points just about to open.. and yep she started up and so did the rain So thats as far as I got yesterday! Next will be the dynamic timing! ( I watched some chap doing his timing on 948 Herald but the video wasnt that clear ). 🤔 Do I put some correctional fluid on the crank shaft pulley hole and make sure its in line when I use my timing light? (Light connected to number 1 cylinder) Thank you all again for your help
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Well I thought that I would have a look at my dizzy before the second hand unit arrives on Monday. Something interesting it is not a genuine unit and it also doesn't have the 'Vernier adjuster wheel'? The gap between the points is about 0.012 ( although parts look new the points look pitted) and it looks very cheaply made. (Chinese maybe? ) I took out the spark plug and found it very sooty and sweep! The spark plug insistently is a NGK BP6HS I dont know if thats correct or not but anyway I have ordered 4 Champion L87Y copper core plugs. The points and condenser are Breu that I have got arriving on Monday. So weather permitting I will fit them on Tuesday
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lo up date. I have managed to speak to last owner who knows little about cars and said it doesnt have electronic ignition but old school. He also went on to say that he did change the points a couple of years ago but couldnt remeber is he ever changed the condenser. So maybe the condenser is the course of this problem. When one arrives next week I will let you know if this finally solves the problem. I will kick myself if this is all it is.....
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Is my dizzy cap going to be a side entry for a 1965 1200 saloon?