RR Classic Hybrid - Fueling/carb help!
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Yeah I tried moving the nut with a pair or mole grips but it wouldn’t budge. Will try again tomorrow. Will steal the battery off my Disco 4 as try that as I know it’s good.
No idea what that pipe with the black ends does tbh. Am just looking at photos of 3.5’s on google to see how people have got their carbs hooked up.
What does the pipe from the rocker cover to the carb do? My right carb has one attached, but the left doesn’t?
Thank you. It does, although I think this is for an earlier model carb? Mine is the CD3 model. If you look on this page, and scroll to the bottom, it explains how to adjust/centralise the needle etc which is a different method: https://www.howacarworks.com/fuel-systems/adjusting-a-stromberg-carburettor
Just been looking at some photos of a new build 3.5 with Strombergs. Mine doesn’t have a few hoses that this one does, but do you happen to know what the bits circled in red are...
It's a breather and should be there with a flame trap... Also the white canister in your engine needs to be connected to the rocker covers...will post pics tomorrow... Spent today dismantling my smart for two engine due to a broken timing chain guide.. it's bloody plastic... nightmare tangle off pipes wires and clips going to be fun putting it back together...
Ugh, I don’t envy you that, although I bet it works a hell of a lot bett r than my engine currently. Will have a look to see how everything should be connected up. Thanks for all your help - it’s massively appreciate.
Yes I have that...that's a pic of the back of the left hand carb that pipe goes from carb through a flame trap to rocker cover...you should have the same on each side...if you remove from carb and spray easy start in and engine fires you have a fuelling problem...
Sorry rhd carb if sitting in vehicle
Sorry rhd carb if sitting in vehicle
Ok, I definitely don’t have one of those on both sides. Only one side. I think my fuel line is a bit of a bodge job too, so might try and find a OEM fuel line that goes into the carbs.
Brill, thank you!!
That's also not the same engine as yours cause the oil filler is on the opposite side same as mine yours is on that rocker cover in the pic...
The oil filler? The orange screw top thing? Or was that supposed to say oil filter...?
If it was meant to say filter, I think mine was moved due to it being a different body on top of my chassis rather than a RR chassis?
I’ve looked at my photos a bit more of my engine bay and on the back of the right hand carb (standing at the bumper) the hose that’s supposed to go via a flame trap to the rocker cover, goes towards the back of the engine!? (The one I’ve drawn on in red). This is obviously supposed to be connected to the rocker cover, right?
I can’t see where the oil filter would join the rocker cover though....?
No I ment oil filler the orange thing ...the pic you posted is from the back of the engine you can see the alternator at the front and on your engine the oil filler the orange thing is on that rocker cover side...the engine was probably on a stand when photo taken
That pipe you arrowed should go to left rocker cover with a flame trap ....where it's connected to looks like where the air box connects through the white canister you have sticking up in the air
Sorry again when you talk left and right near and offside it's sitting in car not from bumper so pipe arrowed looking from bumper goes to right rocker with a grey flame trap
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3psi should be enough to start it even if it runs out of puf at full revs have you tried blocking return pipe to make shore carbs are full of petrol are you sure you have a good spark at plugs are plugs wet if you cant get float needel valve out give it a good blast of air both ways what pressure was new pump supposed to supply have disctributar electronic or points
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Bottom carb is rh sitting in vehicle it has black tube from front going to rocker cover with a flame trap...lh has the same but from rear of carb...the white canister connects between airbox and inlet manifold...the short blue pipe is the cold start between carbs at front...
