You're probably right about pressing the pedal. But, the '73 Z had
what's called a "flat top" carb which were notoriously horrible. Many
folks (including my brother) switched them out for other options. And
I can't speak for anyone else, but my brother never had starting
problems again.
Regardless, I'm no Lucas lover, but I don't automatically suspect
electrics every time there's a problem. I still think this guy's TD
was flooded.
Kevin
On Sunday, August 29, 2004, at 07:51 AM, Paul Root wrote:
> SU carbs have no accelerator pump. Pushing the pedal down does nothing
> when the engine isn't running. Other than lower the jet a bit (the
> choke
> doing it's thing), but if you let up, it's going to go back.
>
> The car started sometimes, because it started sometimes, nothing more.
>
> I'll go along with Lew on this, the battery had enough power for
> turning the starter or feeding the ignition, but not both.
>
> Paul.
>
> Kevin Smith wrote:
>
>> My older brother had this same problem with his '73 Datsun 240Z. His
>> problem was always with the crappy carbs. You had to pump the pedal
>> about halfway down ONCE, then turn the engine over. If it didn't
>> fire (often the case), then you either wait 10 minutes and try again
>> or you push start it. If you rolled it down a good hill and popped
>> the clutch, it would drag and complain, but always start and run. If
>> he had known how to set those carbs up, I would have done a lot less
>> push-starting!
>> I assume you guys checked that he was getting fuel in proper amounts?
>> Kevin
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