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[Sprocket]

wheres the fuel cutoff switch?
i think it might be to do with fuel in the Vac pipes and a poor spark.
Its not been home since it happened, at Tanvic in town, so havent been able to look at it.

Fuel cut switch is at the back of the engine bay on the bulkhead next to the two yellow relays on the right. Its black with a round rubber top and is a push to reset. As for fuel in the vac lines and ECU, you know the score, but this time replace ALL the elbow ends, don't check, replace.

Check the Oxygen sensor relay for the heater circuit, its the rellay on the right out of the two described above. if this is not working the O2 sensor will read rich at low engine speeds and idle causing the ecu to lean off the fuel. And it causes hesitation when the engine is cold.

[Pandora]

Well it was running fine through town picking up my boss and we headed off to Bourne down the A1 tho it was raining i have driven it in worse and had no problems. So i have no idea what the hell it could be.

[clubman katie B.F]

had a similar thing happen to me on the way back from newquay. it turned out the amplifier on the dizzy was over heating

[Sprocket]

No electronic dizzy on the SPI, a function of the ECU takes its place :cheese: the mechanicl bit is still there though and without vacuum or centrifugal advance

[Sprocket]

had a similar thing happen to me on the way back from newquay. it turned out the amplifier on the dizzy was over heating

Are you running a sports coil by any chance?? or a ballast coil without a balast resistor

[Pandora]

No i thought about the lucas but never got round to getting one. Oooops

[Jackman]

So what you doing now Pandora? Can it be fixed easily or are you putting a carb on it?

[Pandora]

Well ITS ALIVE MUHAHAHA. The problem is either one of two things head gasket or valvue seat, so going to have a look at it this weekend? It will have to do for now. Tho engine change is going to have to wait now Im going to get MBE to build the kit for me its going to be more expensive but they have a higher quality in their building of engines, so no drag wars for me this year, so now it looks like it will be MITP 06 fingures crossed. Why did i call it bloody Pandora

[]GoD[Zander]

never mind dude as long as you get the mini back on the raod thats the main thing

good luck

[Pandora]

O yes it put the biggest :grin: on my face driving it back, and the gear nob came off in my hands to lol just one more thing to drive you round the bend.

[ed4ran]

You will easily make it to Drag Wars, just not with a new turbo engine!
and its the steering wheel that drives you round the bends!!! :grin: :tongue:

[Pandora]

Cheeky sod :tongue: :fear:

[ed4ran]

Took head off this evening,

Full of Pepsi!!! :tongue:
Gasket looks like it was burning a little.


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