Theducks Build To Date In (Not So) Brief (Anymore)

[WallerZ]

[theduck]

So retest in the morning. Car is packed and ready to go, will be posting a video from the day some time tomorrow afternoon.

[jaimo]

Good luck mate

[Dave Ed]

Good luck Duck

[cb750]

Good luck for tomorrow

[Guest 2b cruising]

Good luck Duck.

[David S]

Best of luck for tomorrow Duck

[Guest alexpink]

Good luck mate. Keep us informed!

[Guest Knownothing]

Best of British.

[Guest Pauljordan]

Hope all goes well and the sun shines for you tomorrow. Good luck Duck.

[theduck]

To keep it brief, I failed to get to my IVA appointment and am currently waiting for the RAC to come and tow me home. This morning went something like this:

 

Pulled car out of garage

Started and let her idle to warm up, was difficult to start but put that down to being cold (still do in part)

Got out on to main road and couldn't get passed 30mph.

Prop started knocking

Turned round

Engine cut out

On tryin to restart the exhaust caught fire and it chucked its coolant.

Pushed it to side of the road.

 

Diagnosis:

 

Speed issue is jetting and timing related and or diff.

Prop was a known possible issue and I have a spare to put on

Engine cutting out is most likely timing related

Exhaust catching fire I think I s because it was hot and is jetted rich and so the petrol caught fire in the exhaust when trying to restart.

Coolant not sure on but will check

Plumbing and rad cap is correct for the setup I have.

 

Mostly I have what I need already to fix it, just need to either buy a new distributor or build one good one out of the two I have. Basically my current one is an electronic one with a fixed advance that was for use with the stealth black box from accuspark, but that broke. I have my original one so intend to put the accuspark bits on that to give me back mechanical advance and still have the benefits of the accuspark bits. Yes I know I probably should have somehow at before but i thought id be OK as is, same for the prop. Lesson learnt.

[cb750]

Sorry to hear this Stu. If you are running on the fixed "limp home" advance mode on your ignition that's probably why you couldn't get above 30 mph?

 

Rob

[theduck]

Probably right rob, best guess was "it would do".

 

As the diff needs to come off to change the prop I might as well fit the replacement diff while I am at it as the current one is a 3.33 and I have a 3.92 to fit.

[Guest Knownothing]

Chin up Duck you'll get there in the end.

[Guest 2b cruising]

Bloody thing seams to know where you are taking it and is too nervous to get there.

Feel sorry for you mate.

Hope your moral is not to down and you get on with it mate.

Not going to wish you luck next time.