Think I may have sussed the running problems. The car had been sat for a while with only occasional use. I've checked the fuel filler neck which I'm happy to say has been replaced fairly recently so I can't see any water ingress anywhere. I reckon its a case that there could well be sludge sat in the bottom of the tank as when we went for a blast down the M3 and M27 to Portsmouth the other weekend with a decent level of fuel in it it ran fine. Now as the fuels is running down it only seems to be a heavy right foot that causes it to jump and kangaroo. I'm thinking that the excess fuel drawn into the swirl pot may drag crud through and then give me a very poor acceleration and even injector block, a change down to a lower gear tends to solve the problem. Will bung some injestor cleaner in too to help clear it
I put the ignition timing back to where it was and its now ticking happily over in the given range marked on the rev counter.
I'll have a play with the fuel mixture once I've topped the tank up with a decent amount of fuel and see what happens then.
I'll try and get some pics put on, went to a scarppy the other week and picked up a full set of mark 2 winder handles so all the windows now wind up and down. Also got a second hand headlamp for the nearside as it had been broken and araldited together....amateurs!
I've started clearing the rust, the worst was on the tailgate which I have cleared, rust proofed, filled primed and sprayed one sunny day this week, have to say, as a relative newbie to fiiling etc, it came out much better than I expexted. I took the red grill surrounds off and resprayed them white as the car is black and white and it just didn't look right. I'm not in the habit of trying to radically change the car, just want to keep it as simple, clean and original as possible, but I have to say, it was worth the £750 I paid, definitely worth the grin that goes on my face every time I drive it.
Brakes are a little spongy to say the least, although when it was last MOT'd it did have a new master cyclinder put on so I may have to have a bit of a play, am I right in thinking that there is a regulator somewhere under the body so there is a set bleeding order?
My next task it to look at putting an audible stereo system in. Would love a sub in the boot, but conscious of the size so I've been looking at the all in one sub tube units with an amp built in. I've seen some nice JBL 6 x 4's in the local Halfords for the front doors priced at £50, but I'm not sure what size the speakers are in the rear panels, does anybody know?
Lastly I'm goung to have to trawl a scrappy to get hold of a space saver as mine's missing. The previous owner put on a set of 15" ERH alloys which really suit the car, and its been lowered so the ride is more real. Was tempted to put a strut brace in the engine bay just to reinforce the ride. Has anyone does this and does it make a noticeable difference?
Have to say, this is the best place I've found to date for info. Keep up the good work, I'll get pics posted as soon as there is enough sun to set the backdrop!
