1.3SR running problem help please

[gavin198]

the other day i went out and it started playing up its when i set off it start's trying too cut out put your foot down and the engine die's can anyone help please

[comptoncj]

blocked carb jets maybe? theres nothing electrical other than the dizzy on those engines to cause problems, is it if you floor the throttle?

[gavin198]

no all the time mainly when i try too rev it or set off and does anyone know the firing sequance for dizzy

[comptoncj]

1342 anticlockwise from top left i think mate, pierburg carbs suffer from the cold start playing about and that makes them cut out at idle, could be leads but normally it would hold back and missfire so i would say its carb related i had a 1300 that didnt idle coz of the cold start on the pierburg not working

[Southie]

Also how old are your plugs, dizzycap and rotor arm?

[gavin198]

that firing sequance is making it back fire and wont even start

[gavin198]

plugs 6month old out of my calibra rotor arm new dizzy looks new

[comptoncj]

what sequence you tried ? i think thats right what i said but i havnt got me haynes manual here to double check

[Southie]

plugs 6month old out of my calibra rotor arm new dizzy looks new
Are the gaps set for the plugs for your engine. Try a set of standard plugs. Also is your timing set up correctly? Any overrun or miss firing?

[gavin198]

1,3,4,2 anticlockwise from top one closest too the front of car

[gavin198]

missfiring now badly and wont start

[Southie]

missfiring now badly and wont start
Because you swapped the leads around :confused: Put them as you had them.

[gavin198]

the plugs i took out of the engin wer the same code of the ones i took off my calibra as anyone got the code off theres

[comptoncj]

yeah but the plug gap would be different in the calibra to the nova, what order where the leads in before you swapped them ?

[Southie]

As above your plugs will be set specifically for the calibra. Do you own a haynes manual as the correct setting will be in there. As I said put a set of standard plugs in just in case.

Also is the connection to your coil okay as I used to always have a problem with the bolt the connects underneath the wing to the coil as this gives it a earth, basically will give a bad connection.

[gavin198]

now alarm aint beeping so i think the immobaliser is playing up

[Southie]

How much charge is in your battery? Who installed the alarm??

[gavin198]

batterys fully charged but going too put in on charge now and was on car when i got the car

[Southie]

Hope you sort it as my head hurts lol

[gavin198]

so is mine mite just go for a new engine i fink

[Tidy Max]

lol!!! thats abit extreme aint it!

[gavin198]

no its not because its realy doing my head in

[comptoncj]

check the earth between the gearbox and the chassis?? that would cause it to play about when its moving about,, how longs it been doing this?

[gavin198]

bin doin this for a few days

[comptoncj]

hasnt got hot or anything? im stil thinking it could be carb related

[gavin198]

nope not got hot

[mowgli]

the delco (black cap) distributor is prone to the advance retard diaphragm failing, this stops the timing from advancing when you accelerate, which causes it to die.. slacken the dizzy clamp & when it is running, turn the dizzy back towards the mastercylinder & see if the engine note improves. the auto choke could be shot. the plugs & leads might have failed. there could be crap in the fuel tank, causing fuel starvation. (test this by taking the outlet pipe off the pump & cranking it over.. the coil could have failed, it is more common than you think. the timing belt could have slipped a tooth etc.

[saloon3]

i'll give you £50 for it lol

[gavin198]

ermmmm nope lol