Fooling Issue
#1
Posted 16 July 2022 - 08:33 pm
At 129miles on the tank it did a polite cough and then started to run rough as a badgers rissole...instinct was to reach for reserve (as ed zackery same symptom when fuel out) and this cleared the problem. (mayhaps coincidence).
So now I'm wondering how come I only hit 129 miles to reserve instead of the normal 175-185 twosies up!!!
Anyways 7 miles later and TB coughed farted and stopped. I found a beautiful shady tinker spot. First check was fool level and it had fuel (above reserve). It was only Arthur mile or so to the fuel station I was aiming for, so I wondered if to break out spanners or go git fuel. In the end TB started again...ran on one for a minute or so and then was back to normal.
Rode to petrol station, brimmed and 60-moiles home without missing a beat.
So dodgy fool? Never had this before but did fill up at a hillbilly local Esso garage the last 2 times.
Some sheet in carbs
Or fool pamp.... low fuel...pump not pumping.? This was replaced (OEM) a year or so ago jus as preventative maintenance (hohoho) since the old pamp was 30years old and running on secondary school overhead projector material.
I guess more testing is urgently required tomoz to see if it is re-peteable with low fuel level.
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#2
Posted 16 July 2022 - 10:07 pm
If it were fuel I don't understand how bad fuel got into one carb but not the other, when they use the same feed pipe.. Maybe it can ? Or was one carb flooding due to a bit of crap in the fuel bowl needle valve ?
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#3
Posted 16 July 2022 - 11:05 pm
I had to change the fuel cap on my old 3vd, little spring tension and a rock hard rubber seal caused repated water in fuel..
#4
Posted 17 July 2022 - 05:49 am
FS I think most likely to be lack of fuel rather than due to hillbilly fuel. Boike does the same thing after a long layup. Runs on one until it's pulled enough fuel through and then picks up.
Bjorgey thanks I will see how a low fuel run goes and if fine oil go on the hunt for crud and water. I did give TB its annual bath a few months ago so worth chicken. Did you replace entire cap? I guess second hand as new prolly obsolete.
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#5
Posted 17 July 2022 - 07:41 am
Thanks chaps.
FS I think most likely to be lack of fuel rather than due to hillbilly fuel. Boike does the same thing after a long layup. Runs on one until it's pulled enough fuel through and then picks up.
Bjorgey thanks I will see how a low fuel run goes and if fine oil go on the hunt for crud and water. I did give TB its annual bath a few months ago so worth chicken. Did you replace entire cap? I guess second hand as new prolly obsolete.
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#6
Posted 17 July 2022 - 08:28 am
Might be worth chicken the tank vent and the lil fuel filter. Odd behaviour innit
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#7
Posted 17 July 2022 - 08:38 am
Terrible unreliable some crapola from tank !? would be wary of the take away fuel cap, i bought one and during the 1st winter the pull tab fractured and came away in my hand which left me wondering about quality..
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#8
Posted 17 July 2022 - 08:58 am
Won't hurt to undo the fuel drain screws on the float bowls, seen plenty of green gooey lumps in there from I'm guessing the ethanol.
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Edited by Catteeclan, 17 July 2022 - 08:59 am.
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#9
Posted 17 July 2022 - 09:16 am
Did you replace entire cap? I guess second hand as new prolly obsolete.
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#10
Posted 17 July 2022 - 11:39 am
Just wondering if the coil could be on it's way out ? It'd explain the poor economy and the intermittent behaviour.
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#11
Posted 17 July 2022 - 01:33 pm
I will drain boat foals at some point catte. Should be zero ethanol in there as running on Esso super for last year or so as only remaining zero ethanol fuel easily available.
We are in the middle of a test pootle...well actually me n T have just been sat on a hill in littlecote under a tree for a few hours.... So not sure I will get the tank back up to 130 but will give it a go.
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#12
Posted 17 July 2022 - 06:18 pm
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#13
Posted 17 July 2022 - 06:52 pm
Did you get Tish to shout at it so nowt wrong then ?! confuzzled.
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#14
Posted 17 July 2022 - 07:06 pm
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#15
Posted 17 July 2022 - 07:50 pm
Seems I can't re-pete the problem dabs. I was thinking it would be back today when tank level low...but nope.
Sounds like the phantom fix fairy struck again....
Edited by fixitsan, 17 July 2022 - 08:07 pm.
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#16
Posted 17 July 2022 - 08:30 pm
Seems I can't re-pete the problem dabs. I was thinking it would be back today when tank level low...but nope.
Well can only be one thing then.....the weather
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#17
Posted 17 July 2022 - 09:38 pm
Warm air can hold far more moisture than cold air.
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#18
Posted 18 July 2022 - 04:48 am
Fooling issue indeed eh Daps.
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#19
Posted 18 July 2022 - 08:12 am
i'll hoy my 2p in. Blocked fuel tank breather hose, creating a vaccuum when the fuel level drops
#20
Posted 18 July 2022 - 06:42 pm
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