RoddyB Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 hey guys, car is a 1975 mk3 cortina estate with 1600 PINTO all pretty standard. wondering if anyone can help, I feel like I have tried everything. here's the problem: -several weeks ago car was running rough. found dizzy shaft was so worn it was eating caps and rotors for breakfast. -replaced dizzy -car ran mint for all of about 4 minutes then coughed and died -since then have rebuilt the carby- no help -tried a friends working carby- no change (each time the engine floods real quick) so we take plugs out, dry them, wait a bit. and put them back in. usually the first time after this the engine almost takes over from the starter but not quite. -because it kept flooding we tried disconnecting the fuel and dripping bits in to see what happened. no better. tried changing the coil- no improvement. any pointers or inspiring words would be sweet. cheers, Roddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock-Lee Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 are the plugs black or just wet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 hi mate so sim ons carb didnt do anything and it was still floding with the 1300 carb? dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Initially it sounds like water in the fuel but please first go back to what you messed with first. The ignition. Visually check the pigtail wire from the points, the points gap, the state of the points faces, the condensor and plug leads. Confirm you have the correct firing order. Then remove at least one plug, lay it on the engine with the lead connected and have someone crank the engine over. Confirm there is a good blue/white spark at the electrode. It is a shame you have fiddled with the carb as you could have introduced a new issue but perhaps (given that you have checked another carb) look first at the dizzy and all around it. These are a simple motor and you will sort it I am certain. Welcome to Oldschool and never read anything a poster by the name of Kyteler writes. 'He' is a 63 year old over weight woman with a tattoo on one sagging breast and three stained teeth that can barely clutch a thinly rolled Park Drive. Engage with that chick online and she will stalk you until your Pinto is a withered mule. You have been warned. She likes young fresh meat but is herself a rancid hagg. Good luck with the Cortina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKAZ Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 lolololololol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Forgot to mention his beautiful golden locks. Good to see you back UJ. Yeah sounds like no spark/ compression but i'm sure you checked this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 timing , ignition and fuel .. if you have these three things the motor will run ... like uncle jack siad id slam ignition first then fuel ( which you obviously have) and timing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoddyB Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 yeah, same deal with simons carb. plugs come out black and wet. the black just wipes off though. gona give it another good go today. fingers crossed. i'll post up how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 your coil hasnt packed up and your getting week spark? just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoddyB Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 Ok, had another go today. basically checked spark, timing. car would start but then die after 30 seconds or so. HEAPS of fuel in the inlet manifold. it kept flooding itself. found fuel dripping down the carby. adjusted the float. same problem examined the carby again and it seems like the bushes/seals around the throttle spindle are worn. there is a bit of play in it and fuel is leaking onto the outside of the manifold. can anyone reccomend someone to recondition that part of the carby? i bought a rebuild kit and gave it the once over 2 weeks ago but couldn't believe how little there was in the kit! what a waste of money. but anyways, i think it just needs that bottom part done. everything else seems sweet. cheers, Roddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoddyB Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 Had no idea getting the carby looked at would be "a couple of hundred"! not quite in a students budget at the moment. anyone with a spare carby sitting round i'd be interested in buying it offf you. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipsittin Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Welcome Roddy. I'm guessing something is up with your auto choke. When you start it leave the air cleaner off and hold the choke butterflies open with a large screwdriver (big enough so it can't fall through the carb), Bring up the revs and see how it goes. I can't remember how to set them on those carbs but mine always gave silly problems. Also just read that you rekitted the carb, check the linkage to the choke butterfly is connected. Also as Uncle Jake said back up and recheck all the things inside your dizzy again. I had a capacitor do exactly what yours is doing and also a coil but try the basic steps first. There are also different caps for these engines and they put the rotor position out to your dwell angle. You may need to run a different points setting to get it corrected. Let us know how you get on. Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoddyB Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Cheers Corey, the carby i was having trouble with was a manual choke. not sure if it would still give similar problems? i decided to pay the money and have the piece of mind that the carby will be sweet. so getting a weber dgav jetted for my 1600. hopefully problem will be sorted when i get that back. on another note, i have been trying to put a 5 speed in from a SOC 2L sierra that i bought. but it doesn't want to go as "straight in" as i would have thougt. the spline on both ends of the 5 speed in the sierra are of a larger diameter than the 4 speed cortina ones? is this normal? clutches are different spline and pcd too so think i may have to swap up to the flywheels. will also have to get the prop shaft fixed too cos the mounts for the bearing are in different places anyone have any clues? I don't think the engine in the sierra is the original one (didn't know that when i bought it) cheers, Roddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 It will bolt up to the engine fine. Driveshaft "should" fit if it already had a 4speed pinto CORTINA box rather than Escort one. Will need new front universal to fit output shaft. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoddyB Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 It definately doesn't fit. does that mean i have an escort 4 speed in my cortina? The cortina has a pinto btw. what can i look for to tell what i have? any tips for removing the flywheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoddyB Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 just thought, probably can't just swap the flywheels can I? the 2L sierra one will be much heavier than the 1600 one on the cortina? any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 You are 100% sure it has a pinto then? The Kent powered mk3's had a 4 speed that was the same length as the normal 2L Cortina box but with the small spline that Escorts use. A 2L flywheel should be pretty much the same weight wise. Or you could use a Hillman Hunter clutch plate on your flywheel presuming it takes the smaller clutch that Escorts use. You will still need a 2L Cortina drive shaft and a automatic cross member too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipsittin Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 You are 100% sure it has a pinto then?The Kent powered mk3's had a 4 speed that was the same length as the normal 2L Cortina box but with the small spline that Escorts use. Good point man, I forgot all about those boxes....I blew u 3 of them when I used to circuit race my MK2 Cortina. They were hard to get then (19 years ago...Fuck I feel old ) and would be almost a collectors item??? Did the hillman hunter pressure plate fit to Raizer? I could of sworn I ran one of those for the first 3 races. Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Did the hillman hunter pressure plate fit to Raizer? I could of sworn I ran one of those for the first 3 races. Corey I'm not too sure aye, they are the same size as the Escort but I don't about the bolt spacing. The disk is the same diameter as an Escort one but they have the same large spline as the Cortina/Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipsittin Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 If I'm right(probably not) the holes have to be drilled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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