Bernhard,
Remove the air cleaner and check the movement of the damper piston in
the carburettor. It may be icing up in the cold weather and sticking. If
it is, loosen it with a carburettor spray cleaner and also don't forget to
top up the oil in the dashpot.
Karl Theis
>From: Bernhard Rauner <Bernhard.Rauner@noegkk.sozvers.at>
>Reply-To: Bernhard Rauner <Bernhard.Rauner@noegkk.sozvers.at>
>To: spitfires <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Bad weekend
>Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 11:18:39 +0100
>
>
>Hi to all listers!
>
>I had not such a beautiful weekend!
>
>Took my spit out for a first test-drive on friday after its winter sleep.
>Weather was dry but cold (under 5 ° Celsius). It ran fine for at least 20
>Mlles. And then the mystery began. At first the engine refuses to take
>throttle, then it misfires. At idle speed it ran smooth at 900 to 1000
>rpm but on the road when trying to accelerate - no power. I barely came
>home - sitting in my car with an engine firing and rattling like an old
>piece of junk!
>
>Luckily at home I checked the fueltank for to low fuel and the fuel lines
>for leakage - no leak there - cleaned the fuel lines and the airfilters,
>put in a new fuel filter, checked the spark plugs, still no success there.
>
>Now I'm ready for some advice! What could probably be the mistake! In the
>last 4 year I never encountered such a problem - and I had a little trouble
>with this baby! Could there be a problem with the fuel? Maybe too high or
>low ROZ? I looked in Haynes and they recommend ROZ 97 and higher so I used
>this type of fuel for my spit.
>
>Anything you have in mind could be helpful - and the weather is getting
>better and better in Austria!
>
>Thanks! Bernhard
>
>'71 MKIV "Masupilami"
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