Hey guys I'm having a somewhat strange issue in my RA23.

 

So I just put an 18RG in her that I had lying around, no problems there, pretty standard with the normal solex's.

 

Its been driving good for a few weeks. Last weekend I done a oil and coolant change, let it idle for 10min to open up the thermostat then shut it down. After that I took it for a drive and it was running like total crap, it was bogging down real bad and it didnt really feel like all 4 were firing together.

 

Started it again today, drove like crap for 5min then like magic it cleared up and run good again, 30 minutes later it all of a sudden died again (at least 50% drop in power) and was bogging down bad.

 

I assume its not mechanical as its an intermittent problem? What could cause something like this?

Sounds like one carb flooding, or the other is emptying out..

 

Can you pop the tops off the carbs when it next runs bad and see how the two fuel levels compare?

It does very much feel like a carb issue , although I don't understand as why it would be intermittent like that.

 

Checking the levels is tough as there side drafts.

ignition coil? I once had a coil that would intermittently cut out and behave similar to that.

That's first on my list to replace. I love having a complete parts car :)

It was the coil. Easy fix.