uncledoob
07-03-2013, 05:22 PM
full vac removal on carbed 86
was out driving last night for about 45min, about 1km from home engine cut out dead, try the key and it would just crank and not start at all, couldnt see anything so i just walked home.
went to have a look this morning, pulled off the airbox checked that fuel was getting to the carb etc, started first crank... but then the weird started happening...
it was idling so i grabbed the airbox to put it back on the carb while it was running, and bigish shocks of electricity when up my arm and the engine started to stop, so i pulled it away and it idled again, a little stupidly i did it again to make sure i wasn't just losing my mind, and yep theres a short circuit somewhere that somehow my airbox is making. but i got a old t-shirt outta the car wrapped it around the carb and drove it home, it starts and idles fine, until you put the airbox on then it just cranks over continually.
from what i can tell with how it feels like the spark / dizzy elec which is shorting, but i have no idea how or where, or why it started so suddenly in the middle of driving
any advice would help alot
Cheers
was out driving last night for about 45min, about 1km from home engine cut out dead, try the key and it would just crank and not start at all, couldnt see anything so i just walked home.
went to have a look this morning, pulled off the airbox checked that fuel was getting to the carb etc, started first crank... but then the weird started happening...
it was idling so i grabbed the airbox to put it back on the carb while it was running, and bigish shocks of electricity when up my arm and the engine started to stop, so i pulled it away and it idled again, a little stupidly i did it again to make sure i wasn't just losing my mind, and yep theres a short circuit somewhere that somehow my airbox is making. but i got a old t-shirt outta the car wrapped it around the carb and drove it home, it starts and idles fine, until you put the airbox on then it just cranks over continually.
from what i can tell with how it feels like the spark / dizzy elec which is shorting, but i have no idea how or where, or why it started so suddenly in the middle of driving
any advice would help alot
Cheers