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Tks Guys ,

I'll get hold of a spare carb or part and let you know how things go...

O K , we tried to see the plastic part you mentioned using a mirror and it appears not to be there at all ! Do you think its possible to have lost it completely ? I 'm pretty sure it was the one end of this that was broken off and glued back on ( left end in your photo ) Before taking it apart , I'd...

Sounds promising . Sometime back I had an RAC guy remove and flush out the carb relating to another issue . He Accidentally dropped it and something plastic broke , which he managed to glue back together . May be it was this bit ? It will be a couple of weeks before I can investigate , but I'll let ...

Thanks for your reply ;
Yes the unit seems to be functioning , but sticks open when rev 'd hard eg : when going through the gears or when going uphill .

Thanks Kev ,

Yes ; we started by replacing the cable before fitting the new vacuum unit .

Hi all , (T3 / Pierburg carb ) Having had my throttle jam open a couple of times when under load ,I was advised that the second choke vacuum unit was faulty ; when removed it did appear to have no vacuum compared to the new one from Brickwerks . However , having replaced it the problem is still ther...

O K , lets put this one to bed! I think the problem is a combination of a failing battery and ageing carb. Keeping the battery fully charged helps but is not the complete answer (may be a new one is)? The choke probably isn't quite 100% - needing the odd 'blip' - to move it along, but it's not serio...

Tks Guys, I don't think its a battery problem coz its still reluctant when fully charged,but I'll check anyway. I'll try waiting a few minuets during cranking to see if that helps - if so , it looks like a fuel supply issue? Regards Yellowback.

Tks Kev, I'm no mechanic so I'll pass your thoughts on to my garage for them to try. It's just so odd, the longer it's left the more reluctant it is to start- start it daily - no problem. Surely it must be a fuel supply issue? yellowback.

Hi, enlighten me........!I've had her from new and just turned the key and she always started.

Tks. I had the carb flushed out some mths back owing to possible blockage? This problem started then!

My 1989 petrol T3 starts on the button and runs perfectly when used daily.But left more than a day its reluctant. A new fuel pump didn't help.Any ideas gratefully received. yellowback.