so it wouldnt go away. I had the top of the carb off a few times and all the jets out to clean. Still no good.
By Saturday it was getting worse (in some ways better?). So last night, after a afternoon of doing a cambelt and water pump on the in-laws kids Polo, the whole carb off and stripped the lot and blasted it out with carb cleaner. I dont have a compressor for air so this would have to do. I think I found it here, that wasnt there previously so must have been moved along from somewhere. I think its gasket or something like sealant gone hard? Back together after midnight but not tested so I cancelled a day out at Goodwood for the Greenpower’s challenge on Sunday inc lunch. Gutted.
Greenpower’s challenge is for school teams to design, build and race their own electric cars, giving young people practical experience of engineering, teamwork and problem-solving.
www.greenpower.co.ukAnd in true sod's law standard this morning the problem was gone. The rest of the day I checked the downpipes that were very slightly loose (again), and did some cleaning from a very slight oil leak from the other manifold stud that I previously sealed. This one is very slight for the 1300 miles I have done since I was last under here. Topped up the less than 200ml of oil to take it to the top and went to see a mate who lives on the other side of the Surrey Hills. Which was 50 miles of mostly nice and quiet roads. I now have the 2nd choke woking which now is good fun. I felt on the way back I was settling in.
Next week check valve clearances and look at doing the smooth black line stone chip maybe?
