cutting out

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hi
can anyone help
ive a h reg 2l tranny thats got a intermitant fault
its cuts out when i stop at junctions etc but if i catch it right it ticks over feal rough [ like its firing on 3 cylinders ]
its starts again first time and is ok again untill the next timt wich culd be 1 mile could be 10 miles
hers the best ive change the carb the disributor the plugs the leads the petrol pump the coil
please help im pulling my hair out
cheers george

[MrMPuk]

Guess that's a pinto, would say have a clean of the carb.

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thanks mate but ive changed the carb

[pike]

hi mate i had same prob come 2 a juction and it would die mine wos the pipe that feeds the survo on the brakes it had a split in it so when u pump the brakes lost air and died poss thought

[MrMPuk]

Did you clean the carb before you fitted it?

[madmark]

has it got the valve in the side of the carb with a wire on it??????

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hi
ive checked servo pipe thats ok
ive cleaned the carb
ive checked the feul cut of soliniod on the side of the carb
cheers george

[rover]

Which carb is it? Webber or VV?

If its the webber its unusual..

If the VV then its probably the choke sticking, mine used to do it every now and then, I would just jump out and give the choke unit a tap with the handle of a srewdriver.........eventually I took the choke out altogether and have been running without one for two years, I keep meaning to get round to getting a twin Webber and manifold....one day!

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hi
its a webber and ive changed the carb still the same
cheers george

[rover]

The best way to tell if its the carb is to hold the choke open manually and see if it ticks over any better then.

If not then have you changed the dizzy cap n rotor? is the ingintion module playing up? has the coil got any visible damage?

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hi
the chocke flap is open
checked or changeddizzy cap rotor arm
havent changed the petrol filter but have checked petrol in the carb
cheers george

[bortaf]

Check the connection on the dist and ignition modual on the inner wing for rust or water it may be the modual on the way out but i dout it.
Does the servo hold it's vacume when the engine is off? could be a split diaphram inside the servo.

[Smooth Hound]

If you increase the idle speed it would probably maintain enough revs to keep it going - doesn't get to the root of the problem but can cure it.

Mike

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re the cutting out problem
still there but not so frequent
does anyone know how the pcv valve works as it is in the engine breather pipe that goes from the engine crankcase into the manifold
surely if this is faulty it would be like having a leak in the intake ie rough idling and cutting out
any suggestions?
cheers george