patrol nearly dies

[matthewK]

hey guys

its been dying like revs go down then dyes
also a bit of back fire
its just really playing up

any thoughts?

im going to replace the park leads
and plugs if it has to be done
i also got points
will also be doing the throttle cable as it snapped

also any idea what it will cost to get a service done on her
i think a good clean up may also help it

thanks matthew

[hottiemonster]

i assume it is petrol yeah?

well i had a similar problem with mine and what i did was replace (i think) the leads to no. 3 and no.4 on the dizzy and turn the key, there is a loud bang, stop straight away and then swap the leads to the correct position.

this solved it on my GQ but i am not sure whether it is the right way to fix it or not. anyhow, it worked lol

maybe someone else has a better idea than this

[matthewK]

yeah petral
its really shitting me hehe

i first thought water in petral but i will wait till weekend have a look and a clean up i guess

[Red Rover]

Does it drive ok or is it just at idle? mine did exactly the same thing where it would drive okish, but die at idle and it would backfire as well. It was the carby. They get crap in the idle jets. Try crossing over two leads & backfire thru the carby ie start it and rev it back off until it nearly dies & rev it again and get it to backfire. Don't stand near the carby as it makes a big bang. Worked for me until i had the carby rebuilt. Just make sure you take the top off the air cleaner first.............. If you don't can i come around & watch

[Draven]

Yea same here....mine did exactly the same thing...had to get the carby rebuilt...now its sweet as

Has anyone tried one of those new holley's ?

[TUFFRANGIE]

mine was running like crap and it was because the choke was jammed on so it was continuously backfiring and carrying on. We just did a temporary fix of jamming the choke off with cable ties. Runs perfect now

[matthewK]

yeah drive normally it were fine till u put your foot on clutch then tryed to die

back fires and carries on

i was thinking a good carby clean out

air filter, fuel filter leads and everything


thanks guys for all your help

[bru21]

mine did the same - new filter, cleaned the water out of the fuel, fixed it. it would only idle with thw hand control set to 1500rpm die any lesser revs.
the nissan carbs block easily, pain in the arse, happened for a 3rd time and i thought stuff it. ripped the carb off and fuel injected it using falcon ea parts cost $500 all up. carbs suck, especially thirsty nissan ones.

cheers

bru

[matthewK]

how would i got about making it a fuel injected??

i have often wondered how to go about it
what sorty of mods would i need?

[J Top]

How capable are you technically.
XF Fairmont MPI could be adapted on complete with computor.
Purchase the complete injection assy from a later GQ wreck and fit this.
The effort is justified by the result,the INJ do go better.
J Top

[Beastmavster]

Why not efi off one of the cars that came out with the L series: 280ZX, Skyline L24 injected etc...

Could be much easier, althoguht the EFI system is getting pretty old now on these beasts.

[matthewK]

but would they fit my 1988 ST 4.2L 6cylinder??

thats the thing as well