D1RTY6 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Hey Guys, Having some trouble with my daily work hack and was wondering if anybody had some ideas on what it might be. Car is a 1982 323 hightop wagon, running the standard 1.3L (I dont know much about these engines as i have always had K series prior to this car) The engine randomly runs smooth then just as randomly as it does that it runs like its onrunning 3 cylinders. The engine blows a bit of smoke here and there down at low revs but still think its something less serious than lack of compression I replaced the spark plugs and fuel filter seemed to help for a day or two, now its just gone back to running bad then good. if any one could help that would be great cheers Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 id be checking valve clearances/tappets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 screwed ignition leads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Yeah i would be doing the simple stuff. Set the tappets, Check your points and gap etc, then see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldturkey Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 May aswell change the leads and dizzy cap and rotor also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgweiser Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Compression check first, then go from there, does sound like a HT cirrcuit breakdown.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977jdm Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Iv owned a few of these the one thing they need is a electric dizzy mine run well once there hot ...well most of the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 check for play in the dizzy, may need new bushes to stop the rotor walking out and fucking caps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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