January 11, 201115 yr comment_494484 Hi Guys. My carby was filthy so we pulled it apart and cleaned it. now the secondaries actually spray fuel. but I'm still having issues with it not idling or idling too high. was wondering if theres any specialists out there that knows to to set up these 4k carbies? or just any carbie joint will do? It also hesitates when you go to take off as well (pulls nicely till the redline but idle and take off are crap(or if you mash your foot it just splutters). cheers neil Report
January 11, 201115 yr comment_494505 Can't help with the idling problem (other than to check all the emissions gear is plugged in correctly and timing/points etc are set properly). The spluttering sounds like it could be the accelerator pump - I've had this problem before and a new one has always fixed it. Easy to change once you have the top of the carb off, carb removal not necessary. They come with carb rebuild kits, or if you're lucky someone might sell you just the pump. Forgot to add you can check the operation of the fuel pump by checking for a squirt of fuel when you initially open the throttle with a fast action (ie like what happens when you mash you foot into the go pedal). It should be easily visible if working. Old plungers were leather and the newer ones are soft rubber/plastic from what i gather, but I could be wrong and I'm not sure which one is preferrable performance or longevity wise (I always liked the leather ones better myself). Edited January 11, 201115 yr by TOM Report
January 11, 201115 yr comment_494650 spray water or carby cleaner around the base of the carb and see if you have an air leak. Report
January 11, 201115 yr comment_494679 Peter Robinson Automotive in Oakleigh is a corolla/k-series guru and would be able to either tune it up for you, or get it sorted through his carby man. Not sure when he is back at work, but he isn't there this week so far. Report
January 11, 201115 yr Author comment_494683 Thanks guys. was looking at getting a cary kit for it. from MLP Carbies in Reservoir and then getting it rebuilt. Local Carby shop isnt open until the end of this month :( http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230525204861&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en Cars using abit too much fuel as well (so I'm guessing rich) 175km to half a tank. Report
January 12, 201115 yr Author comment_494698 Just went and got a carby kit for it. The plungers leather btw. went to the local carby shop and hes shut until the 30th. so looks like we might just rebuild it ourselves and go from there.. Report
January 12, 201115 yr comment_494773 Thornbury Carburettor Service 763 High Street, Thornbury, VIC 3071 North VIC p: (03) 9480 2108 Peter is the man and is very good at what he does, the carbie on my ae71 needed the idle lowered as it converted from auto. Secondly the auto choke had to be tinkered/played with as it was seized and laslty the mixuted were way off in a very bad way. He had the car for 24 hrs and quoted me $175.00 for the job and the car is much nicer to drive. A drive from Greensborough to Heathcote then back home consisted of 330kms to 1/2 a tank, or like low 6l/100km. Report
January 12, 201115 yr comment_494789 mlp guy is orite. knows his shit but his a little arrogant. thornbury carby's - the bloke NEVER answers his phone! Report
January 13, 201115 yr Author comment_495004 mlp guy is orite. knows his shit but his a little arrogant. thornbury carby's - the bloke NEVER answers his phone! hahaha i noticed that when i rang there and then when i went down there lol. drives a mini so what do you expect lol thornbury guy sounds good. not too far away from me in tullamarine either... Report
January 13, 201115 yr comment_495056 mlp guy is orite. knows his shit but his a little arrogant. thornbury carby's - the bloke NEVER answers his phone! You need to Persist Evan :wink: Thronbury guy is up his eyeballs in bench jobs, thats what I was told in early november. Ans was politely asked by his wife I'm assuming can I wait a little longer till early dec? So I said yes and it was worth it. Report
January 13, 201115 yr comment_495059 i rang that guy 12 times in one day? uhhh just do what I'm doing. buy a $130 o2 gauge. $20 for a o2 bung and $20 to get it welded up. monitor the air fuel gauge. play with jets till you get it perfect! Edited January 13, 201115 yr by Evan G Report
January 13, 201115 yr Author comment_495187 Yeh i think I'm going to rebuild the carby with the kit myself. get it going so its driveable then take it to someone. i don't want to have to wait months to get it fixed :bash: Report
January 15, 201115 yr comment_495444 Geelong Carbys is the go. Just about every speedway corolla runs one of his carbys. Once rebuilt he can also dyno the car to get the jetting right Report
January 15, 201115 yr comment_495451 wilson carberetters in airport west he is an old guy and seems to know his shit about these things well worth a try ive used him on all my carbys for my show / modified cars my 2 cents anyway good luck Woz Report
January 15, 201115 yr comment_495638 I'm pretty sure we got my SUs rebuilt by South East carbies in Dandenong, they were great at managing to fit it in so we could get the car on the road. We had the wrong needles though, so I took it to Powerplay Automotive in Mentone (or Chetenham, somewhere in that area) and they dyno tuned it, found the right needles and fixed some other little problems, when it drove out it was basically a different car. All this was about 3-5 years ago though so I don't know who's still kicking around these days. Report
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