SPORTRAK CUTTING OUT PROBLEM

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LOOKING FOR SOME HELP PLEASE FOLKS,JUMPED INTO THE OLD 1990 SPORTY "CARB"JOB TODAY AND GOT ABOUT THREE MILES BEFORE SHE STARTED SLOWING AND CUTTING OUT,NOT UNLIKE CAB ICING OR RUNNING SHORT ON FUEL. RUN TO A STOP AND SHE STARTED AGAIN OK AND REVVED FREELY BUT AS SOON AS I STARTED TO MOVE OFF THERE SHE WENT AGAIN CUTTING OUT.SHE WILL GO HALF A MILE OR 20 YARDS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND I CANNOT DECIDE IF ITS ELECTRICAL OR FUEL. IT TOOK ME AGES TO GET BACK HOME, TEMPERATURE OK, NEW AIR FILTER, PLUGS ALL OK ,ITS NOT MISS FIRING JUST SLOWS AND STOPS. A FRIEND HAS SUGGESTED IT COULD BE THE CONDENSER. ANY HELP WILL BE MOST APPRECIATED OF WERE TO LOOK FIRST. THANKS, PAUL.

Carb Job?

You write 'carb job'. Have you had taken the carb to bits? The frequency could be from an empty float chamber. Have you incorrectly fitted or bent the float?

engine cutting out

paul
hi mace,i have not touched the carb,sorry ,when i said carb job i meant carb as against injection, seems to be ok when cold ,happens just as she starts to warm up .

paul

sporty cutting out

Hi there i am having the same problems and it seems a common problem but nobody has come up with an answer i have changed everything serviceable, alot of people have said the temp. sensor but this has not made a difference. With me it cuts out at the same point on the temp. gauge leave it 1 minute then its fine and only in the morning not at night and its on the same bend in the road i was going to look into the solenoids in the carb next.Will let you know how it goes.

sporty engine cutting out

paul
thanks for that, i have looked at it today , rechecked plugs ,sticking choke etc , when mine stops it starts again after about 10 seconds on the starter and revs quite freely but with a few yards of moving off loses power and mostly dies. then its a repeat of the symptoms.unless anyone can come up with a suggestion i think i will look at the fuel pump ,if i can find it. cheers for now and good luck,paul.

paul

sporty engine cutting out

Hiya guys! Just wondered if any of you that are having this problem have recently run out of fuel or do you let the fuel ever run really low before topping up?

sportrak cutting out

paul
hi pete, yes i ran out of fuel a couple of weeks ago,i had forgotten about that, so yes i would suspect it could be a partialy blocked filter somewhere. so , ok then , where abouts do i look for it and importantly what does it look like. any help will be most appreciated, thanks, paul.

paul

cutting out

Hi , drive the car until it starts to misbehave again then stop at the side of the road and remove the fuel cap if it hisses try to start and run the car without the cap on (but dont do it for long as its both illegal and dangerous)you may have a blocked breather on the fuel cap so thoroughly clean all surfaces and seals on fuel cap . I had this problem on a couple of occaisions on my escort I had polished the whole car with wax polish and blocked a breather with wax . On my motorbike I had repainted over the breather

hope this helps

EDDiE

Keep the sunny side up and the muddy side down!!!

Keep the sunny side up and the muddy side down!!!

engine cutting out

paul
thanks eddie but that was one of the first things i checked

paul