Hi,
I have a 1960 Austin Mini with a 93 Rover 1275 in it. I am running electronic ignition with a brand new 12V unballasted coil. I restored this car recently so most of the parts including the Weber 45 DCOE are brand new. I am using NGK BP6ES plugs. I have listed the specs for the carb below:
Chokes 34mm
My issue is as follows. The car does not start, and on the few occasions that it has it ran with a very rough idle and died within 10 seconds. If I went anywhere near the throttle it would die immediately. On occasion after the engine died, a cloud of thick white smoke would puff out of the velocity stacks. It smelled of fuel, so I imagine this is vapor fuel?
I have verified that there is fuel getting to the carb and that there is a spark at the leads. I cannot get a timing light on the engine as the car does not run, but my timing is estimated to be roughly 10 degrees. I have inspected the plugs and they smell of fuel and are starting to get a bit black. My idle mixture screws are set to 2 turns out after being screwed all the way down.
This sounds like a fueling issue and I have attached a picture of what my float bowl looks like. The carb is mounted at an angle due to the inlet manifold, and therefore the float bowls are filled unevenly. Could this be an issue, if so how would I go about fixing it?
Any help would be much appreciated!
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Edited by Brucey, 23 April 2018 - 04:11 AM.