Neilo

I’ll be there 

Hi Alan. 
Unfortunately I won’t be there. I’ve just had knee surgery and I’m unable to drive or walk very far. 
Hope you all have a lovely Christmas and I’ll see you in the new year.

All the best.

Neil

Sorry but I won't be able to make it as I'm at work.

I will be there with the car weather permitting! ☂

Heat shield sold 

Original Robin Hood exhaust and manifold with heat shield. Manifold is from 1.6 pinto. Exhaust it heat wrapped and Heat shield doesn’t have any securing straps so you will need to be inventive! £110 the lot or can split. Buyer to collect from Sunderland or arrange a courier.

On 6/10/2023 at 6:28 PM, Sparepart said:

Possibly a frivolous comment, but perhaps there is no air getting into the petrol tank, so after a while the pump is not able to extract any liquid petrol. I would have thought that if the tank is sealed, at some point the partial pressure would mean that when the pump sucks, the petrol starts to vapourise and either the pump pumps vapour or the petrol just moves back and fore in the pipe. I suppose you would hear a hiss when taking the filler cap off, if this were the case.

Thanks for your advise. There is a vent on the fuel filler so wouldn't cause the vacuum in the tank. 

On 6/5/2023 at 8:09 PM, alantoon said:

is your carb a weber 32/36 if so it has a small gauze filter where the fuel binlet joins the carb-unbolt the pipeand the filter is pushed into the carb body, wash it out and rebuild.

another thing you didn't use silicon whehn you fitted the sender unit in the tank as that could be blocking the pick up in the tank.

I’ll give it a go thanks. No silicone was used but there was some dirt in the old filter when I removed it. 

23 hours ago, Sparepart said:

The pickup pipe in the tank has filter on the end. Could be a layer of crap in the bottom of the tank made up of reatively heavy bits, when the pump sucks the petrol up the bits are gradually picked up on the outside of the filter mesh until no more petrol flows. Then, left idle, the bits drop off under their own weight. You could run the engine until it stops and then as quick as you can pull out the gauge/pickup pipe to examine the filter.

There isn’t a filter on the pick up pipe but I dio have an inline filter which I have changed 

On 6/5/2023 at 8:10 PM, nelmo said:

Obviously not electrical as it starts and runs for a while. Almost sounds like it's filling the carbs with petrol on startup but no more, so the engine runs on the fuel in the carb and then runs out?

What's a manual fuel pump? You don't actually have to manually pump it as you're driving along? 

I meant Mechanical pump as in not electrical 

Ian. It has a manual choke which is fully working. Thanks for your input though.

It’s brand new from Bestek and the same was happening with the old coil but thanks for the reply. 

Hello all. I have a standard 1.6 pinto and after a couple of miles it coughs and splutters back fires a couple of times and stops. Leave it til the next day and it starts first time but when driven it’s stops again.  The car only passed IVA last October so I haven’t been far at all. Since this started I have: Changed the manual fuel pump for another. Filled the tank with new petrol (super) and put in an additive. Removed the old distributor and replaced with Bestek ignition system. Set the timing to 10 degrees as per Bestek instructions. New NGK spark plugs. New HT leads. Re Plumbed the fuel lines and taken out any sharp bends. Checked the diaphragm in the carb to see if it had a hole and was pulling air in. All to no avail! Next step is to swap the carb and after that I’m stumped. Has anyone had the same problem and or any clue what it is I can do to put this right? Many Thanks
 

Sorry gents I'm working.

I'll be there, also in the Kit! 

See you then.

Neil

I will be there and hopefully in the kit!! 

I'm on day shift for a change so will be there! 

Thanks for the info!

Passed IVA Today so onward and upward.

I have the forms to fill in for registration. Can anyone advise me on what supporting evidence I need to send off with them. (I would like an age related plate).

TIA

Mine is a 1989 1.6 pinto, failed emissions when I went for Iva recently  and he checked for smoke so I would get it checked beforehand if I was you. Also I would recommend you download the Iva manual from the government web site and go through it throughly. There is also a guide to passing Iva on gov.co.uk. Take loads of pictures of the stuff you can’t see. Its a long day and expect the unexpected, I was asked for pictures of applying lock tight to brake components (callipers and servo) and seatbelt fixings so be prepared. Good luck  

Now sorted 

Does anyone have a Sierra horn pad for sale to fit the steering wheel in the photo?

Thanks

SOLD

Thanks for your feedback. And yes I’m stressed!!

Thanks Phaeton. I have loads of build photos and filled in the application form. The others I will put together. Cheers