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TB42 Mechanic Required (MEL)
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 10:40 am
by blkmav
I'm looking for a mechanic that is well versed in working on a TB42 carby as I have a reoccurring idle issue. I just had the carby reconditioned and the issue still occurs. Runs fine for a while then in idles like a pig and I have to keep the revs up around 1000 otherwise it stalls. It also backfires all the time when off throttle.
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 2:47 pm
by holeyhardtop
i take it it's not an ignition problem? i had a petrol one and the standard ignition wa scrap. fitted elec ign and longer rotor, ran sweet then. your symptoms sound similar but i may be way off the mark. good luck.
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 2:51 pm
by blkmav
holeyhardtop wrote:i take it it's not an ignition problem? i had a petrol one and the standard ignition wa scrap. fitted elec ign and longer rotor, ran sweet then. your symptoms sound similar but i may be way off the mark. good luck.
I have just fitted a Piranha electronic ignition so hopefully its not that
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 3:13 pm
by Camshaft1
Ask TUFFMAV. TB42 guru
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 4:51 pm
by Rainbow Warrior
blkmav wrote:holeyhardtop wrote:i take it it's not an ignition problem? i had a petrol one and the standard ignition wa scrap. fitted elec ign and longer rotor, ran sweet then. your symptoms sound similar but i may be way off the mark. good luck.
I have just fitted a Piranha electronic ignition so hopefully its not that
Didn't get backfiring, but I got popping from my Pirana kit after the water damaged it, idle was changing too, get it checked by an ignition expert I suppose.
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 7:26 pm
by blkmav
Rainbow Warrior wrote:Didn't get backfiring, but I got popping from my Pirana kit after the water damaged it, idle was changing too, get it checked by an ignition expert I suppose.
Hmmm that sounds like identical symptoms
What was your fix?
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 8:30 pm
by Rainbow Warrior
blkmav wrote:Rainbow Warrior wrote:Didn't get backfiring, but I got popping from my Pirana kit after the water damaged it, idle was changing too, get it checked by an ignition expert I suppose.
Hmmm that sounds like identical symptoms
What was your fix?
The popping was in the exhaust under compression braking, to fix it I installed a Crane Fireball system inside a water proof box.
The Pirana kit was fine initially and never gave problems in Red Rovers Maverick before I brought it from him, but I didn't put it in a water proof box and I suspect it collected a lot of splashed water.
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 9:12 pm
by TUFF MAV
Are you far from Geelong ?
Kyle
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 9:15 pm
by bogged
Sandy Bowman... Aus4wd specialists in Bayswater.