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RANGIE V8 MOTOR HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:34 pm
by Hardzy
BOUGHT A 84 RANGIE WITH THE CARBIE 3.5 ROVER V8. IT ALSO HAS A 3 SPEED AUTO BOX. MY PROBLEM IS I CANT GET THE ENGINE GOING. IT HAS FUEL GOING TO THE CARBY, IT HAS SPARK. THEREFORE A CAR SHOULD START. THATS WHERE MY PROBLEM IS. IT RUNS FOR A FEW SECONDS ( LONGEST OF 10 SECONDS) ANY HELP OR SUGGESTIONS WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:48 am
by STIKA
It may sound silly, have you tried using the choke.
I know mine wont start without it unless it has already been running in the last 6hours
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:24 am
by Loanrangie
Check the oil level in the top of the carbs and also check if the fuel pump is pumping.
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:19 pm
by fnukle
check the carbie float levels
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:05 pm
by vanda
Has the Exhaust system been squashed at all
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:30 pm
by disco95
Timing?????
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:45 pm
by aliread
disco95 wrote:Timing?????
mmm i was thinking that. Time to play the game. Twisting the dissy
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:07 pm
by disco95
aliread wrote:disco95 wrote:Timing?????
mmm i was thinking that. Time to play the game. Twisting the dissy
Gee that would've been the first thing I did
Before even posting.......
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:25 pm
by Bush65
The rubber diaphrams in the carbies fail. Remove the damper rod (plastic knob on top), then remove 4 screws and lift the top off to inspect the diaphram.
The fibre rubbing block on the points wear rapidly and the gap closes. May have spark, but not good spark. The 1st indication is harder to start.
These are the first things that I would check.