Keeps Losing Power And Cutting Out

[Guest cooperman]

Hi

 

I have just been for a spin after replacing the spark plugs - the engine had been running pretty rough but the new plugs seemed to do the trick

 

The old plugs were relatively new themselves but were black and sooty

 

After about ten minutes, I totally lost power and had to wait maybe 15 minutes before I could get the engine started again

 

I finally managed to limp home cutting ou several more times on the way but there is clearly something not right with the engine

 

Any ideas hints or tips would be greatly appreciated

 

The engine is a standard 2 litre pinto

 

Thanks in advance!

[Guest doddy]

i have this before on a nova years ago it turned out to be the dizzy at fault

[Guest mcramsay]

sounds like a fueling issue, change the filters, and check the mesh filter on the carb, and also check the float level and that it is opering correctly,

[ragey]

On my 2b I had mounted the ecu on the tunnel when it got hot it cut the engine out.

As soon as it cooled everthing was ok and then it would repeat all over again.

[Shaft]

Is it carb or injection??

 

Makes a difference to possible answers.

 

Nick.

[Guest julien]

.... could be ur coil breaking down....

[Guest cooperman]

Is it carb or injection??

 

Makes a difference to possible answers.

 

Nick.

 

Nick

 

It's carb

[Guest cooperman]

Doesnt seem to use a great deal of oil although I haven't had the car that long

 

I have had the plugs out again and they look fine to me if a little sooty

 

A re run will have to wait till tomorrow but I wont be venturing too far from home this time!

 

The plugs were simply a replacement for those I removed and I sourced them from Halfrauds - once it started running again it seemed fine so I dont think I have cooked the plugs yet!

 

I am thinking Mcramsay is on the right track but I dont undertand what he is suggesting I do

[gaz0571]

can u tell us what carb you have fitted to narrow it down,sounds like over fuelling maybe auto choke sticking on?..

[Guest steveyb]

Like Gaz, I would also check the choke operation, it could be sticking and giving too rich a mixture (hard to start after warm up) choke still on?

Edited April 19, 2010 by SteveyB

[johnlrichardson]

As BADBOY Try the coil its an easy change

 

HTH jon

[Guest cooperman]

can u tell us what carb you have fitted to narrow it down,sounds like over fuelling maybe auto choke sticking on?..

 

 

Hi

 

Cant tell you what carb it is as I have no idea but hopefully these photos will identify it

 

Ian

[Guest cooperman]

Hi

 

Cant tell you what carb it is as I have no idea but hopefully these photos will identify it

 

Ian

[Guest cooperman]

another

[Guest mower man]

Certainly sounds like a fueling prob, what carb? ,is it auto choke ,is the air filter clean,is the sump over full ,plus any no of other probs I would start with air filter ,choke operation , and a basic set up before getting into deeper things HTH mower man