I know what is happening.............Your engine knows you have the
WEBERS and it is crying for them!
-----Original Message-----
From: steve sage <rootes(at)ix.netcom.com>
To: alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, February 25, 1999 3:55 PM
Subject: Hiccupping Series V
>Hello Sunbeamers:
>My Series V Alpine is starting to "burp" again. After having thought I
>solved the problem (with help from the list) a couple of months ago,
>yesterday, with the car up to full running temperature I put the pedal
>to the metal (in 3rd at about 30MPH) and it "popped" or backfired,
>through the carbs, I think. I'd noticed, over the last couple of days, a
>bit of hesitation under a load (on the car, not me!) and today, although
>it hasn't backfired again yet, it is definitely hesitating and feeling
>like it wants to "pop" some more.
>
>The last time I readjusted the valves (a couple of them were fairly
>tight but not dangerously so), it seemed to solve the problem until now.
>I'm going to adjust the valves again tommorow morning, but this is the
>fourth or fifth time I've done this since I had the motor rebuilt about
>6,000 miles ago so I'm starting to wonder what may be going on. I'm also
>going to readjust the Strombergs and check the timing just for fun. I
>wonder if I have Stombergitis as when it backfires, it seems like it may
>be a lean fuel condition. (I've just acquired a pair of Weber 42DCOE
>carbs so, as soon as I get a manifold for them, maybe I'll have the
>problem beat).
>
>Any new ideas out there on what may be causing this?
>
>Thanks!!
>
>Steve Sage
>
>
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