Heinz911 |
07-06-2013 05:48 AM |
I have finally finished the rebuild. Most of the last 10 months were spend on waiting. First on the assessment of the damaged P&C by Mahle and then for the delivery of an identical set to meet the other 5 undamaged sets. Mahles assessment pointed in the direction of a bore-wash. So after the rebuild I focused my attention on the ignition and carburetors. When I hooked up the fuel pump I directly noticed a lot of fuel coming out of the right carburetor. After investigating a bit more I found one needle valve that did not close. So I replaced the valve checked the settings. And after checking the ignition and spark plugs I started the engine again. So far so good, the first tank of gas is emptied and I'm carefully following breaking in procedures. I hope that, with the miles driven, my confidence will come back and I can really start enjoying my car again. Thanks for all the tips and support and hopefully it is a warning to not take your carbs out of storage after a couple of month without a check as I did.
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