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Offline Deefadog

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running like a beetle on idel
« on: 16 March 2006, 07:43 »
Hi all, well she's been standing out the back for about 5 months now, but i have started her every week and she is still firing up fine, but even after she has been idling for 15 mins there is a strong smell of fuel from the exhaust, so she is running rich and also she sound like a beetle, you the dut, dut, dut,dut.  I am not sure if it's the exhaust or what?


Any ideas?

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Offline BobbyT

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Re: running like a beetle on idel
« Reply #1 on: 30 March 2006, 13:46 »
check your dizzi and ht leads, sounds like your running on three cylinders! mine was like this and found that the dzzi was fooked!  :smiley:
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Offline Deefadog

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Re: running like a beetle on idel
« Reply #2 on: 30 March 2006, 14:38 »
Thanks for that, i'll give a full once over

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