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engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 19:59
by gelsboy
i have a devon air cooled camper .all has been good for some years and then the problem started.it start ok and run well . i could drive for one to ten miles then the engine just cuts out. the dash lights come on and the radio still works .i have changed the plugs, leads, router ram and dizzy cap,new coil,new fuel filter and change for nice new fuel.but has not fixed the problem.Battery is good,i have to clean and scrap dizzy cap and router arm then most of the time it start and runs.but then it does it again. do not know what to do now.can anyone help.
Re: engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 20:06
by jamesc76
welcome to the club!
Re: engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 20:15
by sarran1955
Hello,
What is the engine
What sort of ignition do you have
Have you changed the fuel filter by the tank
2 possibles; fuel starvation with progressive air leak, or heat induced fault in the electrics
Cordialement,
Re: engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 20:24
by gelsboy
What is the engine 2l air cooled
What sort of ignition do you have i have elec ignition
Have you changed the fuel filter by the tank yes i have change the fuel fitter near the tank
Re: engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 20:29
by Ian Hulley
No no no, be nice, say hello and introduce yourself, say who you are, fill your profile in tell us where in the world you are. THEN you can ask away to your hearts content in the technical forum and nice people will try to help you.
Welcome to the club
Ian
Re: engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 21:45
by gelsboy
Thanks for all your help .if any one can help me more would .then I can get the camper ontje road again.yepeee
Re: engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 18 Jan 2011, 02:00
by kevtherev
Welcome to 80~90
Re: engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 18 Jan 2011, 18:14
by jason k
i would suspect the coil chap. esp if it restarts when cold
Re: engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 02 Feb 2011, 21:43
by gelsboy
Well still not right.new coil.new bits and need to sort it out.well only one thing to do is take the camper to the doctors.rustykampers in st.Nicholas. here she comes.
Re: engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 02 Feb 2011, 22:32
by BOXY
If you've got twin solex carbs check all the electrical connections are clean and tight. Then check that the valves the wires are connected to are all still screwed tightly into the carb as well.
If the van splutters to halt it's probably a fuel problem, if the engine just "switches off" it's probably electrical.
Re: engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 02 Feb 2011, 23:01
by horizontal kipper
Change the ignition module, amplifier. Make sure the connecting plug on it has'nt got any broken or bent pins.
Re: engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 04 Feb 2011, 22:57
by gelsboy
Thank you for the help.will take a look at the things mentioned.
Hope it works.we need a trip in the van as a family.soon.
Re: engine runs ok then just cuts out.
Posted: 10 Feb 2011, 21:14
by gelsboy
Well done everything I can and I think it is fix.but for how long who knows .
What it was? I do not knows.Can any one tell me where I can get a sun canopy from.
Cheaper the better.