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What Happened to My Power ?
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 11:02 am
by MY45
G'day all,
I've got a mate who has just bought a toyota bundera, the problem is that once we try to tackel a steep hill the engine wants to die. he hasn't been to a mechanic yet coz he wanted to hear what you guys thought it would be.
Cheers
Adam
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 11:02 am
by CRUSHU
fuel starvation
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 11:07 am
by TuffRR
I'd also suggest fuel starvation. I assume its running on carbs?
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 11:44 am
by MY45
yep, running a carb. could it be the float level?
Re: What Happened to My Power ?
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 3:49 pm
by bogged
a million things..
take to mechanic see what he says, then ask for thoughts on his answers.
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 6:04 pm
by BUNDERA
I had the same problem with my bundera. There were two things wrong.
1. The float level was out.
2. The fuel pump was stuffed
Good luck.
Regards,
Nick
fuel
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 9:46 pm
by DR Frankenstine
dont take it to a mechanic (see holden v8 starting probs)
change the fuel filter
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 9:53 pm
by MY45
thanks for the help
It starts fine and runs fine until we get the nose up a real steep hill.
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 10:07 pm
by DR Frankenstine
MY45 wrote:thanks for the help
It starts fine and runs fine until we get the nose up a real steep hill.
yep thats when it would need maximum fuel flow
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 10:19 pm
by MY45
Even if its parked on steep hill it will die therefor no power is needed.....
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 10:20 pm
by DR Frankenstine
MY45 wrote:Even if its parked on steep hill it will die therefor no power is needed.....
you didn't say that before ! float level then yep
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 10:25 pm
by MY45
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 12:04 pm
by dumbdunce
put a diesel in it. the 22R motor couldn't pull the skin off custard, even if the float level and everything else with it is spot on. and don't muck around. get a Chev 6.5 turbo V8. you know you want to.
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 1:48 pm
by MY45
dumbdunce wrote:put a diesel in it. the 22R motor couldn't pull the skin off custard, even if the float level and everything else with it is spot on. and don't muck around. get a Chev 6.5 turbo V8. you know you want to.
LOL
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 7:24 pm
by dumbdunce
why is that funny? *grins*