Gutless POS

YellaTE · tinkerer Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Posts: 81

Hi, as the subject line suggests, my G161 is totally gutless. Going up even a slight hill makes it die in the arse and it won't even spin the wheels in the wet, no torque at all. I have replaced the points, rotor button, dizzy cap, leads and plugs. I have the timing set at 6 degrees.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Mooch · backyard mechanic Joined: 17 Oct 2001 Posts: 573

do a compression test.

cheers
mooch

rotated_GEM · rice boy Joined: 10 Nov 2002 Posts: 30

advance ur tyming

GeminiCoupe · tinkerer Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 172

Clutch Slip?

DOHC_TF · tinkerer Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 123

R u gettin full throttle?

Ben Wight · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 946

Set the timing at 10 degrees.

If you are feeling adventurous, bolt on a bigger carby, like a weber. Fit a set of extractors, take the head off, get it shaved a couple of mm to increase compression.

TURBO TF · tinkerer Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Posts: 171

is it old and has it had the fuck strapped outta it? i got an engine like that, its gutless, me and mates just pass it around when rebuilding good ones, but yeh i got an old one everythings fine in it doesnt miss a beat just got no balls whatsoever

Jof · newbie Joined: 21 Aug 2003 Posts: 2

Chuck a can of carby cleaner down it, helped my POS

MR_GEMI · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Gutless POS

make sure its "Big Kev's Carby Cleaner"
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PinkBitz · petrol head Joined: 13 Apr 2002 Posts: 1594

Frederick Stienheld · petrol head Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 2719

And spray it down there, dont just throw the can down the carby and hope it works!