talbot express motorhome
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If you look closely at the drawing you will see they are separate, I was told they were included but when they arrived the nipples didn't. When he looked closely at the parts drawing it is confusing but they are not included. John G
I am new to camper van ownership and see this is the place to come along and get advice or share stories. I would like to have been popping on here and been a happy camper but unfortunately my recent first van purchase is looking a bit of a lemon. This evening I have been given a big quote to sort the bodywork out. Anyway thats not the reason for writing. I have an engine problem. It doesn't like hills more than a gentle slope, or in fact being revved on the flat, I didn't conmsider it excessive revving either. It kangaroos wildly. I have cleaned the fuel pumps internal filter, put on a new in line filter, cleaned the carb with a can of carb cleaner spray, and even disconnected and blocked off the return pipe as suggested on this forum. The hill climbing has got a bit better, but on my last test drive it has also now started stalling. Any suggestions will be very much appreciated. I am guessing it is a fuelling problem. Do they have a rev limiter? The van is a Talbot Express 2.0 litre petrol (1989), with an Autohomes camelot conversion. Cheers Rob.
Your symptoms could be caused by petrol starvation, these old vans collect a lot of sand & rust over the years which could block the inlet at certain angles such as hill climbing, perhaps the tank needs clearing out
Rust I can understand. Where would sand come from? I could see it being be dirt in the tank if it only did it going up hill. But suppose it may be partly to blame. Cheers Rob.
You dont say how long ago the van was serviced but I would renew most of the ignition side of things i.e plugs, leads,dizzy cap, rotor arm etc. as any of these breaking down partially with age will give you the symptoms you describe. If you think about it hills (slopes) equal load equals stress on these components, once replaced you can remove them from the equation. Also clean or replace the air filter, if the problem is still there you are down to a proper strip down and clean of the carb paying close attention to the accelerator pump diaphram and the hight of the float. Hope this helps. cj
CJ, I don't know when it was last serviced, no info on that with it. But the Dizzy cap and rotor look almost new. The leads don't though, so they could be a culprit? I haven't looked at the air filter or indeed the plugs yet. Looks like this mornings first job. Followed closely by taking the carb off! Cheers Rob.
I had been wondering whether to post to a forum as I previously sought advice for a bike problem on an MSN forum, and the first reply I got was sarcastic rubbish so I unsubscribed and haven't been back to it. So thanks for being helpful. Cheers Rob.
Glad i could help. There is no need for people to be sarcastic on forums, i dont know why they waste their time doing it. Adverts Currently On Preloved - Place an ad here for free
By blocking the return there is nowhere else for unused fuel to go other than past the float valve thus either flooding the engine or worse, ejecting out of a breather vent onto a HOT engine which, trust me, WILL cause a problem, like FIRE! not only will this prove inconvenient but if your insurance company carry out an investigation into the fire & find the line blocked off they may void your claim due to an unsafe modification so, be aware! I would suggest an ignition check (plugs, leads, points & condenser if you have them) followed by a carb strip & a jet clean back blow the jets & drillings don't stick a thin wire through the jets as this can alter the size of the jet & also damage the face of the exit. It is always worth installing a GOOD QUALITY inline fuel filter with a replacable filter in the line from the fuel pump to the carb, try to get a glass one rather than the plastic type, you can then see what the filter is stopping going to the carb! & use proper clips rather than just pushing the pipe onto the filter (you would be suprised how many times I have seen that over the years!) Hope this helps...........
I will be putting the pipework back as it was, as I have proved quite successfully that the pressure in the pipes is fine! Bit of a spill. Can't remember exactly where I read it, but it was suggested that the fuel pump is possibly a bit weak and this mod can help it out. But in my case this is not the problem. Thanks for the warning. Rob.
two it usually drains it out, a common problem it seems, I also fitted a priming bulb to get the fuel up quicker
Hi, this fuel draining back from carb to tank when left standing for a while is common on this engine. I overcome this difficulty when starting from cold by first pumping the accellerator pedel about 10 times, pull out choke halfway and then turn ignition key to start. Seems to always work. I NEVER do this with HOT engine. Floods carbureter. Jeremy
Yes, the return pipe has a tiny ball & spring in the first few inches of the pipe which allows fuel to push past but after a few years the spring corrodes & the ball stays put allowing syphoning to take place, I found that when the fuel was pumped back up by cranking the engine it sometimes wouldn't go into the float chamber immediately- presumably because of an airlock - leaving it for half an hour it always started first time. I then discovered that pumping the pedal about 6 times did the trick presumably by releasing the air trapped in the float chamber & allowing fuel to enter straight away, I fitted transparent fuel pipes a while back so I could see whats going on!I flattened my battery a few times trying to fathom this one out but I never get starting problems anymore after long standups
I machined a small brass bush with a bore about half the pipe normal bore and fitted it in the return line, since then I have had no difficulties although I must admit I only use petrol if the LPG has run out, and go back onto LPG as soon as I get a fill. Hope this helps. I dont know who actually moderates this site ( they seem to do a damn good job of keeping spam out whoever they are! Thank you!!) but is it possible to get some form of search facility to help people go back to a lot of the useful info in old posts please Mr / Mrs moderator ? Kind regards B.K.
John G
I have checked with the seller and they say that this is LHD only. Duncan
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