27-01-16, 06:45 PM
Mine was doing something similar. It would be fine in the morning when starting and would run fine all the way to work (50 miles on the motorway). But go to start it in the evening and it would run for 2 seconds then cut out. It would then take up to half an hour to get it restarted. If you got it to catch pumping the throttle seemed to be the only way to keep it running,
It's just been into the shop for valve clearances and new carb rubbers (cos the old ones were horrible). So far it seems to start much better although I haven't tried it on a run to work yet. The valve clearances were a bit tight too (25k miles). My money's on the carb rubbers for the starting issues. Mind you I had a diesel van which would be a bugger to start but would run fine once started. That was closed up valve clearances too.
It's just been into the shop for valve clearances and new carb rubbers (cos the old ones were horrible). So far it seems to start much better although I haven't tried it on a run to work yet. The valve clearances were a bit tight too (25k miles). My money's on the carb rubbers for the starting issues. Mind you I had a diesel van which would be a bugger to start but would run fine once started. That was closed up valve clearances too.
Malc
Old enough to know better.
Old enough to know better.