Hi, hope someone is able to help me with an issue I’ve been experiencing in my recently acquired Herald 948.
On the drive back from a recent long journey, after the car was sat in the heat most of the day, it struggled to start. After taking a few turns to start, it was idling very rough and would cut out after pressing the throttle which I usually play with to warm the engine up. Eventually it started idling somewhat fine and I was good to go.
On the journey back, I realised the car was struggling for power and ended up having to use the choke to make up for the sudden loss of power for some of the journey to prevent holding up traffic.
Sidenote - I also noticed when stopping to fuel on the way back that the water in the radiator was boiling over after opening the cap (very carefully) and seeing the state of the water.
Anyway, since the journey back, the car still struggles to start and I have the same issue where the car idles very rough when started after being sat and stalls frequently after revving the throttle. Eventually after stalling enough times the problem seems to disappear and the car drives fine.
I’m planning to drain the radiator coolant this weekend and fill with suitable antifreeze to prevent boiling issue, but something tells me this will not solve the problem.
Any thoughts, ideas and recommendations would be much appreciated! I’m at a loss as I’m new to Triumph Herald ownership and after some googling don’t seem to see the issue on any other forums.
Thanks in advance,
Zee