Norman
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Hi all - I'm slowly going mad with this problem, so any help will be gladly received. I'm in the UK and this problem mainly occurs during hot (for the UK ) weather.
Symptom - Towards the end of a long run (50 miles), if I stop at traffic lights or roadworks lasting for more than a couple of minutes the engine starts to miss when I pull away. This lasts for about 2 miles and then corrects itself. Sometimes the missing is so bad that the car finally dies - 1 hour wait and all is good again. The car is not overheating - the water temp is stable, I believe the problem to be fuel related. The temp of the rear float chamber (checked with a laser heat gun) is about 10 degrees higher than the front and middle float chambers. You would expect it to be higher as it is pretty close to the bulkhead with limited air movement when the car is stationary.
All electrics have been changed except the actual dizzy - plugs, leads, coil, points, rotor arm, dizzy cap.
The car has suffered with this problem for about 5 years - when the ambient temp is low it does not suffer at all.
The car has a new rad, new hoses, Kenlowe fan, oil cooler, ceramic coated headers and ceramic coated float chambers. The carbs have been rebuilt. The net result of everything has been - No Change.
Has anyone tried re-routing the fuel supply to supply the rear carb first ( colder fuel - not been around the engine bay for long ) or even adding a return to tank system supplying the carbs from a "fuel ring" - might need to change the fuel pump for this one.
Help - any thoughts greatly appreciated
Symptom - Towards the end of a long run (50 miles), if I stop at traffic lights or roadworks lasting for more than a couple of minutes the engine starts to miss when I pull away. This lasts for about 2 miles and then corrects itself. Sometimes the missing is so bad that the car finally dies - 1 hour wait and all is good again. The car is not overheating - the water temp is stable, I believe the problem to be fuel related. The temp of the rear float chamber (checked with a laser heat gun) is about 10 degrees higher than the front and middle float chambers. You would expect it to be higher as it is pretty close to the bulkhead with limited air movement when the car is stationary.
All electrics have been changed except the actual dizzy - plugs, leads, coil, points, rotor arm, dizzy cap.
The car has suffered with this problem for about 5 years - when the ambient temp is low it does not suffer at all.
The car has a new rad, new hoses, Kenlowe fan, oil cooler, ceramic coated headers and ceramic coated float chambers. The carbs have been rebuilt. The net result of everything has been - No Change.
Has anyone tried re-routing the fuel supply to supply the rear carb first ( colder fuel - not been around the engine bay for long ) or even adding a return to tank system supplying the carbs from a "fuel ring" - might need to change the fuel pump for this one.
Help - any thoughts greatly appreciated