Not happining!!

smitty_gemini · newbie Joined: 04 May 2002 Posts: 9

Hey All
My Gemini just isnt going like it usual has been. When i but my foot down it doesnt go it gerks a bit before it goes!! Any ideas on what it might be? and it is constantly stalling even after i have been driving it for a bit??? Any ideas??? Thanks
MATT

CuGem · backyard mechanic Joined: 07 Oct 2001 Posts: 599

If you're still running the original nikki carby, you may need to get a new accelerator pump kit for it. That's often a reason for the flat spot when you accelerate. Also check the points for correct gap and burns. file (or replace) and reset the gap. Try that for starters, then plugs and leads.
Cheers
Michael

petrol_hed · rice boy Joined: 16 Oct 2001 Posts: 18

you could need to get your carby recon'd
points and condensor are good ones to look at
and all the other things the other guy said

Pervert · backyard mechanic Joined: 09 Mar 2002 Posts: 527

Yeah mine does the same thing, but my clutch is worn aswell, so it's going worse now. but whenever i put some throttle down, it just jerks around a bit then starts to take off. Or when i drive it a little harder, probably about half throttle to about 3/4 it just starts jerking like hell sometimes even totally cuts out. Or it sounds like its about to Backfire, which it has done once. When it's jerkin around, it sounds like it's gonna die, and even when i'm tryin to rev it, to keep the revs up, it does nothing, i have to keep pumpin the peddle to get some revs otherwise it just stalls, while i'm doing like 60k's or something. If there's an easy fix to this problem, which i doubt, that would be good, but otherwise it doesn't matter, as i've got a g200 with webers, extractors and 2inch system waiting to get put in, just need more money to do it, hehe.
cheers

spud · petrol head Joined: 05 Apr 2002 Posts: 1106

burn it and buy an escort!!! no just kidding. mine had a tendancy to do similar things so if you find the prob tell us what you do to fix it. thanks.
spud

Gold TX Sleeper · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Feb 2002 Posts: 509

I once saw a Gem that coughed and spluttered at certain speeds and back-fired randomly about twice a week. It had about 4 of us scratching our heads after we installed new points, leads, plugs, inspected rotor button and cap, tuned carby, checked pump, changed fuel filter, checked valve clearances etc. etc.
It ended up being a collapsed baffle in the muffler of all things. It was building up too much back-pressure, then BOOM!! Then run so-so again for another few days then repeat itself. So let that be a lesson - every now and then, you have to think outside the circle (or the engine).
Jasyn...

alan · tinkerer Joined: 07 Apr 2002 Posts: 429

Another "out of the circle" thing could be the electric fuel pump if you have one. They dont go all at once, the intermittently fail once they start to deteriorate. But obviously not, if your jerking is related to throttle action.