Fuel filter causing van to pull?

[300CE]

Also have a Weber on mine - these pics any good:

[cubensis]

Hiya, thanks for the heads up on the fuel hose, did you get yours of eBay? I might just replace it tbh, not to keen on having that at the back of my mind. Do you have a link to the hose you bought?

Thanks for the pics of the carb too, mine looks as sparkly as yours does now as I've cleaned it. I can't really notice any major differences. Can you see petrol squirt when you have the carb top off?

Also are you aware of any small cone filter in the carb anywhere? Can't find any manuals or anything for these carbs.

Thanks again, I'll PM you now.

[300CE]

No worries - have just PM'd you back. The 7.3mm fuel hose I got from Brickwerks:

https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/fuel-hose- ... o-rme.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The 5.6mm hose I got from here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/162025119162" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

No idea if there is a cone filter on the carb although there is one in the refurb kit I bought from Gower & Lee. I think the kit covers various carbs so it's possible that this might be for another carb but will know once I've stripped it.

[cubensis]

That's great, thanks for that, I'll order some today. I've pm'd you back. What the larger diameter fuel hose for?

[300CE]

No worries mate have just responded by PM. The larger hose is used for the larger nozzle on the fuel pump (they do one which has a large nozzle & small nozzle). You might have the pump with the smaller nozzles in which case the 5.6mm hose will be fine.

[cubensis]

Ah i see, yea I have the two smaller nozzles.

[cubensis]

Helloall, just an update. We go away tomorrow so I decided to get the van in the garage to give it a once over. They tried all the stuff mentioned on here including stripping the carb down as it had a slight leak on it.

Anyway, it's bad news they did a compression test and all four cylinders have low compression: 130psi, 120psi, 110psi and 108psi.

So engine rebuild may be in order, or drop a good DG engine in Mick has one in the for sale section), or go down the Golf AAG / Subaru root. Lots to think about but at the minute i'll just let it run and get worse, if anyone has any thoughts or advice that'd be good to hear.

[itchyfeet]

Compression figures can be misleading, for a start some people do it cold, some hot.
then there is the state of the battery, wiring and starter motor dictating speed of cranking.
add how long was it cranked for
hydraulic tappets may not be pumped up if old and cold.

if I were you I would not make any decisions without buying a tester and doing it yourself when engine is hot, perhaps do it several times over the next few months.
There is some variation in yours and thats the bigger indication of potential problems but it's not too excessive, see what the variation is like on another test.
The engine may be fine for years to come like that, this may not be your problem, it doesn't sound liks it to me.

[cubensis]

Okay, I'll do that, am I okay spending about a tenner on one or would you spend more?

Kind of falling out of love with the van at the minute, really wish I could solve this problem. Gonna do a 250 mile round trip over the weekend really hope it holds up.

Why do you say your hunch is it wouldn't be the compression?

[300CE]

I've posted out the module mate - will hopefully make a difference & fingers crossed you get it sorted. Stick with it - there have been times where I've nearly thrown in the towel but I refuse to let the old girl get the better of me. Keep us informed on how you get on and have a great trip

[itchyfeet]

Okay, I'll do that, am I okay spending about a tenner on one or would you spend more?

This is what I have used all my adult life

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GUNSON-G4101- ... Swa-dWmNmZ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[cubensis]

Thats great, thanks alot 300CE, i'll keep going! going to test the compression a few times to see if the results are consistent like itchy says, thanks to the both of you.

Imagine if i plug your module in and it's all fixed, that'd be a dream!

Thanks for the recommendation itchy

[cubensis]

I've just had a think, is my timing 180 degrees out?

It's the first time I've replaced a dizzy and done timing.

My symptoms are:

Engine occasionally backfires
Lots of power and jerky acceleration
Struggles to go over 40mph
Send to be running much hotter (can't confirm that for definite, only noticed it once)

To recap:

I changed my DF dizzy to a DG dizzy to match the engine
I then manually did the timing but maybe timed it with piston 3 in the firing position instead of 1?
Ever since it's not been right with the above symptoms

Does this sound like a possibility?

And if so would I remove the dizzy and crank the engine 360 degrees then put the dizzy back in and do the timing?

[kevtherev]

I does not matter if the distributor has turned 180 deg.
Mine has been 180 out for several years

[cubensis]

Oh right, that's a shame, thought I'd figured it out. Thanks for the info.

Just to confirm, there's the possibility I has the engine at tdc while the number 3 piston was firing, that's when I installed the dizzy and did the timing. This shouldn't cause a problem?