Engine Will Only Run On The Choke

Post by **Duvel78** » 06 Aug 2004 03:27 pm

Oh! It could be dangerous for my engine? My B14 engine has more than 20 years and 240.000 km, I don't think it's sooo old...

Post by **5lab** » 06 Aug 2004 03:39 pm

shouldnt be too bad, mines got more mileage on and its fine, just take it as a warning if the carb is in bad shape

Post by **jtbo** » 06 Aug 2004 03:43 pm

I prefer driving with high rpm and heavy engine load. Some people use water, though. They spray it into carb when engine runs 3000rpm, too much water and engine is no more, too little and no any effect.

Post by **Duvel78** » 06 Aug 2004 03:54 pm

Water into the carb?? Ola!!

Post by **jtbo** » 06 Aug 2004 03:58 pm

Duvel78 wrote:Water into the carb?? Ola!!

Old trick, used in 60's I have heard

They spray water to engine in very high performance turbo cars also. Less detonation, cooler engine = more power

Post by **5lab** » 06 Aug 2004 04:12 pm

yeah some evos (i believe) spray water onto the block to cool it, whilst you're going along

Post by **special** » 06 Aug 2004 04:46 pm

Some people use water, though. They spray it into carb

i think you might mean the turbo there is no way id spray water in my carb

Post by **5lab** » 06 Aug 2004 04:48 pm

water on a hot carb can clean it well..

Post by **special** » 06 Aug 2004 04:57 pm

water on a hot carb can clean it well..

yes it probably can put i would not spray water anywhere its likly to get in the engine because water into combustion chambers is not a good idea if it was we would all be runing our cars on a water air fuel mix

i dont mean to cause an argument

Post by **5lab** » 06 Aug 2004 05:40 pm

wont to much harm, it'll just evaporate, and theres water vapour in the air anyways

Post by **foggyjames** » 08 Aug 2004 02:17 am

Oh dear chaps...I've only been gone for a week, and already you've forgotten how to read!! I said you use WD40 for finding air leaks around the base of a 1.7s (most likely warped) carb/manifold interface. You obviously use carb cleaner for cleaning your carb...

You sometimes see EVOs with water sprayers onto the intercooler, and you can use water mist injection (into the inlet manifold) to cool the conbustion chamber - mostly to prevent detonation in turbo cars.

I'd go very easy with spraying into a carb....much safer to buy a can of the 'proper stuff'.

cheers

James

Post by **V6 Man** » 08 Aug 2004 10:55 am

foggyjames wrote:Oh dear chaps...I've only been gone for a week, and already you've forgotten how to read!! cheers

James

Dear old Foggy - what would we do without him?

Post by **foggyjames** » 08 Aug 2004 11:41 am

There is a certain irony in my statement, given that I usually can't type correctly at that time of night!! I also think I missed some smilies....damn tiredness!

cheers

James

Post by **Duvel78** » 08 Aug 2004 07:55 pm

V6 Man wrote:
foggyjames wrote:Oh dear chaps...I've only been gone for a week, and already you've forgotten how to read!! cheers

James
Dear old Foggy - what would we do without him?

I had understood that well, although my English is very bad...

Special spray into the carb and another product only for finding the air leaks (not sprayed into the carb of course)...

Post by **pettaw** » 15 Aug 2004 08:21 pm

Check also that the inlet manifold hasn't warped where it joins the carb base. Ours was. It was also cured by judicious filing and checking carefully with a flat surface.

I should say that ours also had a warped carb base. Changing the carb made the car run. Filing the inlet manifold made the car run well.

Andy