running like shit

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

hey yal. having some problems and i hope someone can help. when i accelerate sometimes my engine starts to run rough as. the whole car shakes the taco goes spastic and it just splutters. also backfires through the carby. it keeps doing this till i put the clutch in and let the engine go right down to idle. anyone care to venture an opinion?
thanks
spud

tuff187 · tinkerer Joined: 27 Oct 2001 Posts: 74

umm your choke mite not be working propelry? or u mite just have to warm it up...

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

nah. does it even when car is at temp

TXcoupe · petrol head Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 1675

u rebuilt the carb or removed the carb at any stage?

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

nope.

TG 1985 · backyard mechanic Joined: 08 Jan 2002 Posts: 550

check ure sparks and ure leads, try the coil aswell, also run some carby cleaner while revving over 10k.

chris.

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

forgot to mention. it is fine with no load. revs smothe as

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

Could be the fuel pump or fuel filter not letting enough fuel through

ByteMe22 · backyard mechanic Joined: 28 Dec 2001 Posts: 591

i have a simular prob...but only when the car is warm it has an intermitent miss every now and then.....then sometimes it just stalls all the time (and it an auto!!!) when i put it under load.... same deal thou revs fine when in neutral....and it almost stalls the i take off from a standing start....

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

My room-mate has the same prob at the moment (that's why i was fiddling with the mixtures to see if i could get it running a little better), she has been advised that she needs a $35 carby kit from Global Auto Spares to rectify the problem. Maybe you should give it a go with a good dose of carby cleaner and see what eventuates. Just a thought.
Cheers,
Jasyn...

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

thanks for the help everyone. i have put some carby cleaner in and some other stuff. is a lot better now but still not quite right. ah well im selling it soon ish anyway. thanks again
spud

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

My room-mate just got her Gem looked at, it had identical symptoms to yours and it ended up being that the points were too close together. It idles like it should and revs cleanly from the point you stab the throttle in all gears and neutral.
So in case you haven't, check your dwell angle/points gap and see what happens.
Cheers,
Jasyn...

superstardj18 · rice boy Joined: 27 Oct 2002 Posts: 13

Try repalcing your points coz mine did exactly the same thing but when i replacwed the points eberything was fine and get the carby tuned as well