Jim,
I had two Rovers in the early 80s which had twin SUs. They were both new and
had the exact same problem. It was so common in the UK, we used to call it the
Newspaper Syndrome - meaning that if you started the car from cold (fine) then
stopped a few minutes down the road at the corner shop for your newspaper, the
car would not restart. I asked our local garage what the problem was. He said
it was a "design fault". He also said that the solution was to unscrew the two
dashpot covers on the carbs, pull the dampers right out so they are resting on
top of the oil, then start the car. Worked every time!! No idea what causes the
problem but the various theories on the list to do with fuel evaporation are
surely close to the mark. Maybe taking the dampers out makes it easier for the
fuel pump to recharge the system??
Mike Brooks
56 BN2 (passed Texas State Inspection this morning!!)
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 08:14:08 -0700
From: "James Shope" <healeymanjim@JoiMail.com>
Subject: 100 car problem
thanks for all the help. checked out the vent system yesterday.
smoothed off
the nut which had corrosion and made sure system was venting. it
started
perfectly and i drove it around until heated up to about 170-180 on
gauge.
once shut off it will start smoothly if it sits for just a minute or
two.
problem comes in when let to sit for 5-15 minutes in direct sun. if
allowed
to sit longer, it starts smoothly, which tells me the heat has
evaporated all
excess fuel. i have not noticed any fuel streaming out of manifolds,
and
neither my moss catalog or manual show any kind of drains like on my
bj8. i
do not understand how the fuel is getting into the engine if it has
proper
venting to allow for expansion of the fuel. maybe a louvered hood is
the
answer but she says she did not have this problem in the past so i am
at a
loss to decipher the problem. oh well, back to the drawing board.
healeymanjim
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