Niggling revs problem solved
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:48 pm
Hey all, just thought I'd share a problem and solution I've had ongoing for a while now...
Basically, for the last few months, I've had an issue where my Gal would suddenly lose power and the revs would drop off completely, only to come back after a couple of pumps of the loud pedal. I'd thought it was a vacuum problem, as the behaviour seemed different whether the vacuum advance was attached or not. So I'd set about trying to find out where the leak may be, but really didn't get anywhere . I also thought it could be a carbie set up issue or perhaps even a fuel pump problem.
After thinking about it for a while and chatting to my dad, we thought there's a chance it could be electrical. I thought it unlikely, since it wasn't so long ago that I changed over most of the electrical gear, but given the set of circumstances that seemed to be getting worse, I'd start with the easiest, if not the most obvious component: the condenser! After explaining to the auto shop guy that I was after an electrical condenser, and not an air-con part , I changed it over, and voila, things are back to normal and I'm in a position to drag people off at the lights once again!
It may only be a small part, but she's pretty damn important! Strange that it was causing an intermittent fault, given that it's really just a capacitor, but without it the spark just isn't there...
Basically, for the last few months, I've had an issue where my Gal would suddenly lose power and the revs would drop off completely, only to come back after a couple of pumps of the loud pedal. I'd thought it was a vacuum problem, as the behaviour seemed different whether the vacuum advance was attached or not. So I'd set about trying to find out where the leak may be, but really didn't get anywhere . I also thought it could be a carbie set up issue or perhaps even a fuel pump problem.
After thinking about it for a while and chatting to my dad, we thought there's a chance it could be electrical. I thought it unlikely, since it wasn't so long ago that I changed over most of the electrical gear, but given the set of circumstances that seemed to be getting worse, I'd start with the easiest, if not the most obvious component: the condenser! After explaining to the auto shop guy that I was after an electrical condenser, and not an air-con part , I changed it over, and voila, things are back to normal and I'm in a position to drag people off at the lights once again!
It may only be a small part, but she's pretty damn important! Strange that it was causing an intermittent fault, given that it's really just a capacitor, but without it the spark just isn't there...