Carb running problems.

[MK1_Ben]

Once again she's giving me trouble haha.

The car has been suffering an erratic idle for a while, the carb is set up correctly though. Once driving it drove spot on though.

Recently it's became worse and won't idle or drive without a small amount of choke, lifting off before corners and then putting my foot down around them caused it to "cough" then the power kick in.

Now coming back from a short journey, I stopped the car in traffic and it stopped dead, started it up and it idled rough and stalled then wouldn't start again (appeared to have flooded after my attempts to start it again). There were no "mechanical" noises to suggest the Engines damaged though.

Would it be a leak somewhere on the Inlet causing it to not idle well, and now not run without choke?

[Novasport]

Could be an air leak on the manifold. What carbs are you running on the car?
If you are running DCOE's I would recommend replacing the Misab plates and thackeray washers/rubbers then get them set up.

[MK1_Ben]

Thanks for the reply.

It's running the standard Pierburg (G reg 1.2 Merit).

[MattBrown]

If it needs some choke, its lean.

Id go for sh4t in the carb, get her open, and have a look:)

Also check plugs.

[Novasport]

Bin it and get a Weber replacement, will be the best money you will spend.

[MK1_Ben]

Okay,

Inlet manifold is leaking but; having a proper look at it, it appears the coil pack bit the dust suddenly. We have had ALOT of rain here recently which I believe may have damaged it. I took a plug out and cranked the Engine and it "coughed" out of the hole where the spark plug is so the Engine is still turning over and hasn't seized or anything, but checking for a spark I was unable to get one at all.

Going to pop into the parts place tomorrow and get a new coilpack, see if it fixes it.