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Post by jefferdp on Jun 15, 2017 14:36:55 GMT
Gent's please help,
I got the bug about a year ago and it has never run well.
I have now re-wired it from top to bottom, replaced all the, leads and caps, plugs and fuel pipes.
Still dies when you try and pull away, it does not respond when you put your foot on the throttle, does tickover lovely though. It will rev ok when not trying to move?
I always wanted one of these Bugs but i am now starting to regret buying it? Any help on making this darn thing run right would be great plz.
It has a zenith cab on it, if that make any differance.
Plz , Plz help.
Regards Dean.
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Post by sd1 on Jun 15, 2017 15:37:59 GMT
Were about are you ? maybe someone close who can help.
you say it revs.
so have you checked out your brakes see if they are sticking on ?
jack it up and see if wheels turn free (brakes not sticking on)
it could be clutch slip(put hand brake on a see if you can pull away)if you can)
it could be carb set up/fault
it could be timing but if it starts ok must be close enough.
start with the basics and work through like you have started doing pugs points ignition circuit etc
and the above.
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Post by ady on Jun 16, 2017 7:15:20 GMT
Dean
I think you are looking in the right place with either fuel or ignition.
If you haven't yet, put new points, condenser and coil on it. Rebuild the carb with a service kit. If you can't get a service kit, get a webber 32 ICH carb, all the bits including the whole card are still made for that and it is a straight swap except that the cables come out the opposite ways.
The next thing to look at would be the fuel pump. You can get replacements easily but check that the arm that runs on the cam shaft is the same, there are different lengths. Or you can fit an electric pump, which also helps keep the fuel cool.
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Post by bondbug750 on Jun 19, 2017 7:26:18 GMT
If it ticks over OK I doubt it's timing - Reliant engines are pretty forgiving about timing
Zenith carb: ...main jet blocked (at the bottom of the float bowl accessed from the blanking bolt at the bottom of the float bowl - you may have to take the carb off for that) or accelerator jet not working (easy to check: looking down the carb; press the accelerator and a good squirt of fuel should come out of the little bent pipe directly into the carb venture)
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Post by Stiffy on Jun 19, 2017 22:49:12 GMT
Is the Air filter OK .. Is it the correct one ?
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Post by sd1 on Jun 20, 2017 14:19:59 GMT
 no replys to our posts ? maybe hes got it going and gone strange? 
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Post by jefferdp on Jun 21, 2017 18:02:56 GMT
Gent's had the carb ultra-cleaned and purchased a re-ferb kit and now it running fin, just getting very hot all the time does anyone have any clues on that please.
Many thanks Dean.
Also gents have tried to reply several times to say thanks for all your help but for some reason they don't seem to come up on the post???
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Post by Stiffy on Jun 23, 2017 20:21:36 GMT
If you click on the reply add your message then click on the create post button on the bottom it should work. Let me know if there are any problems |
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no replys to our posts ? maybe hes got it going and gone strange? 