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woo0003

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hi, i’ve bought my first landy that has a petrol engine and i’m wondering how to get it to run right.

it’s a series 2a, and the gentleman i bought it off had kept it 22 years and had never done anything other than change the oil. therefore it’s obviously running a bit ****.

i’ve always dealt with diesel. which tends to be a bit easier in terms of getting running well.

it idles poorly. however when i give it choke it runs well. i assumed this meant that the mixture is lean. however when i screwed in the idle mixture screw. the engine got worse. does screwing the screw in make the mixture leaner or richer. also, there is a lot of what i can only assume is water or unburned fuel coming out of the exhaust.

any help appreciated. cheers.
 
It depends which carb it is. But usually anticlockwise for more fuel. Turn it all the way in then 2.5 turns out as a base line
 
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kermit_rr said:
It depends which carb it is. But usually anticlockwise for more fuel. Turn it all the way in then 2.5 turns out as a base line
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yeah, so it seems like its running lean then. would a clogged or dirty carb case this? cheers. I have to turn it all the way out to get it to run somewhat ok. even then it's still missing. but ive put that down to the extremely old and. dirty ignition system. ive already bought an electronic ignition kit to replace that. so I guess ill have to rebuild that carb as well to get it running its best
 
There's so many variables.
Service it top to bottom. Set the tappets.. replace the plugs, replace the leads if they look ancient. The points might be old and burnt but you're replacing with electronic.., check the air cleaner, replace the oil if it's gunky, check the fuel bowl is clear. Then see where you get to.
What carb is on it? It might be knackered
 
British Leyland Rover said:
A good service, new leads, ignition coil, new points or electronic dizzy, clean carb out and check timing.
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i've figured out the bulk of the problem. took the carb apart today and discovered that the little fuel strainer just after the fuel inlet was completely blocked. as well as a lot of varnished old fuel and rust in the float. i've cleaned it out and refitted it and it seems to be running great. so ill rebuild it when the new kit arrives. should run even better with the new electronic ignition fitted
 
Great job. It might be worth draining the fuel tank and checking the fuel pick up pipe still has the brass gauze filter on the end.

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woo0003 said:
yeah, I'm not sure where it all came from though because it has quite a good inline fuel filter fitted? previous owner might of put that on after he realised crud was getting into the carb though.
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The inline filter did very little when my tank was rotten, the jets were still getting clogged. If it does need a new tank it's easy to fit just a 4 bolts and 2 hose clips to undo.
 
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