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zookz

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Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:38 am Posts: 80 Location: South West
Vehicle: Vitara G16b , Sierra G16b
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Gday all, I have a mate with a 87 Sierra that has been extremely temperamental and bloody frustrating. When it plays up it runs rough, kangaroo hops, bogs down, no power, backfires etc etc But when I do a mexican tune up (2-3) it runs perfect! Until it comes back to the same problem after another small drive. Have checked fuel pressure (4-5psi) Changed Coil Leads Checked Plugs Adjusted mixture and idle Adjusted timing What can this be? The air filter looks new...? I also swapped carbys! But could the second carby be faulty 2? Maybe need a full carby kit? Cheers
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JrZook
Joined: Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 5517 Location: Holland Park
Vehicle: Awesome!!
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zookz wrote: Maybe need a full carby kit
Sounds like it
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Mike57

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Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:09 am Posts: 1009 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: Suzuki Jimny 2009
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The backfiring indicates a timing issue or a sticking valve. I am not an expert but does a Siera have a timing belt or chain. Is the belt slipping. Could there be a sticking valve which could happen if a stem was bent or there was some overheating at some stage.
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droverdave
Joined: Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:43 am Posts: 685
Vehicle: 85 ' Drover
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what is a mexican tune up.
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Bruce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 4003 Location: Brisbane
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Swapping leads around. EG: putting number 4 lead onto number 1 on the dizzy. Good backyard stuff for fixing a blocked carby in the bush.
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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very similar to the french tune up, where you rev it up & smother the carby to try & suck the crap through the jets.
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alien
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 16343 Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.
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maybe check the auto-choke isnt going... mine did all sorts of weird shit when that happened... i replaced the auto choke twice before dtiching it for a weber with manual choke so it wouldnt happen again, cos its a pain in the ass.
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zookz

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Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:38 am Posts: 80 Location: South West
Vehicle: Vitara G16b , Sierra G16b
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The auto choke has been disconnected by me so it's not that... Maybe contaminated fuel? It's just really weird because when I backfire it, it runs so sweet.
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Matthew
Joined: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 472 Location: S.E. Melbourne
Vehicle: SWB Sierra
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Have you got a fuel filter between the fuel pump and carby?
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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could be dirty fuel tank/lines, heaps of people run a 2nd fuel filter just before the carby
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Built4thrashing
Joined: Wed May 21, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 4972 Location: Dandenong .Vic
Vehicle: 1999 GV. Locked and Lifted
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Check the fuel pump is not stuffed and sucking oil into the fuel.
Blocked PCV Valve.
Crap leads or rotor button
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