nova wont idle

[CalvinR]

Hi all

as I pulled up to work to park my Nova cut out, its not done it before, it starts fine but just wont idle at all.

I have a hour at lunch to sort it with limited tools,

What should I check first?

To park you have to go over a large bump, could a pipe been knocked off?

[let_nova]

most possibly a vacuum pipe. check for air leaks

[Guderian]

Is it standard carb, other carb, or fuel injection on your car?

[CalvinR]

Standard carb on a 1.4SR, Pitsberg I think

No pipes have came off and no air leaks I could find

Ive put the idle up to about 1500 and it seems warmed it up and went around the block, its idleing so I can get home tonight.

I think it may be related to I have a slight sticky value, or so thats what ive been told but I thought I had fixed it, My car wont start after I have driven it for a short time and it hasnt fully warmed up, I leave it for about 30minutes and it works fine.

Checked all the plugs and one is abit red but the other 3 are ok.

I was adviced to put part diesel oil in or 30/5 Full synthetic oil which I did and the problem has only happened once in the last 3months and before was happening every short drive.

Put 30/5 Full synthetic oil in again for 1000miles and see if it helps

Any advice?

[AlexW]

Sounds like the auto choke being duff like most of them.

[CalvinR]

How can I tell if it's broken from looking

[JordyzNova]

they just play up .... fit a 32/34 carb :thumb: :thumb:

[CalvinR]

What make of carb would you recommend and any info about fitting to my car would be great, My budget would be £50 - £150 all parts ready to fit so a second hand carb would be likly.

[MattBrown]

Webber 32/34 with the manifold fella

Theres one of mine at offplots unit somewere lol

[Spudly]

If you can find another pierburg 2e3 carb to try on yours then do that as i had the same, car would fire up and drive fine but cut out as soon as you let off the throttle, carb was at fault:thumb: