1985 Range Rover HELP!!!
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 3:33 pm
It's been a very long while since I posted about my RRC. A lot of things got in the way but know I am back in the thick of the oily bits and hoping (so so hope) that an MOT will be soon.
But... Here's what has been going on.
Two years ago I posted about a great auto electrician who helped me. At the time all was well but had a few niggles. He helped get the engine going but it flooded, a bit like the later opening to wheeler dealers, flames out of the top of the carb! The otherwise standard engine has a Weber/edelbrock carb.
Anyway on his advice, (this is my first ever engine/car tinkering experience) I took carb off and adjusted floats.
I put in for MOT. They were to do a pre check and try and tune the engine. They said there were a few bits to sort (engine mounts, exhaust mounts, water pump) and they couldn't get engine to run smoothly. So back it came.
Jump forward to this year.
After getting my confidence back to try again. I started from scratch. I took off the carb, inlet manifold, and heads. Took the timing chain cover off, removed the cam shaft, drained the oil and removed the sump.
I cleaned, serviced the oil pump, fuel pump, cleaned the oil strainer. Replaced the water pump.
I had the heads skimmed. I found the cause of the bad running, one of the spark plugs wasn't fully in, a crossed thread made it feel fully tightened up but it was a good few mm off.
Then I rebuilt. I carefully set timing chain so that cylinder 1 was at TDC with timing chains marks aligned.
I cleaned and rebuilt heads. I cleaned and rebuilt rocker shafts.
I was very careful to torque each and every nut and bolt according to manual.
Finally a week ago, a friend came round for support as much as anything and we tried starting.
The crank turns nicely.
There is a good spark.
There is fuel.
The float bowls fill and the needles are clean and free moving.
But it turns but never fires.
Any thoughts?
As said I am a novice and have relied on the manuals but they don't help when things don't work and I just don't have the experience to know where to start.
Any help would be more than greatly appreciated.
But... Here's what has been going on.
Two years ago I posted about a great auto electrician who helped me. At the time all was well but had a few niggles. He helped get the engine going but it flooded, a bit like the later opening to wheeler dealers, flames out of the top of the carb! The otherwise standard engine has a Weber/edelbrock carb.
Anyway on his advice, (this is my first ever engine/car tinkering experience) I took carb off and adjusted floats.
I put in for MOT. They were to do a pre check and try and tune the engine. They said there were a few bits to sort (engine mounts, exhaust mounts, water pump) and they couldn't get engine to run smoothly. So back it came.
Jump forward to this year.
After getting my confidence back to try again. I started from scratch. I took off the carb, inlet manifold, and heads. Took the timing chain cover off, removed the cam shaft, drained the oil and removed the sump.
I cleaned, serviced the oil pump, fuel pump, cleaned the oil strainer. Replaced the water pump.
I had the heads skimmed. I found the cause of the bad running, one of the spark plugs wasn't fully in, a crossed thread made it feel fully tightened up but it was a good few mm off.
Then I rebuilt. I carefully set timing chain so that cylinder 1 was at TDC with timing chains marks aligned.
I cleaned and rebuilt heads. I cleaned and rebuilt rocker shafts.
I was very careful to torque each and every nut and bolt according to manual.
Finally a week ago, a friend came round for support as much as anything and we tried starting.
The crank turns nicely.
There is a good spark.
There is fuel.
The float bowls fill and the needles are clean and free moving.
But it turns but never fires.
Any thoughts?
As said I am a novice and have relied on the manuals but they don't help when things don't work and I just don't have the experience to know where to start.
Any help would be more than greatly appreciated.