Rs turbo s1 poor running
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Rs turbo s1 poor running
Hi wonder if anyone can help.
I have had my RST S1 in dry storage since 2003, last year I deceived to get it MOT’ed and get back on the road. As the car had been stood for a number of years the fuel had evaporated. I added a gallon of fresh fuel and she started up. Ran it over a few days and took car for a test.
Driving back going on an incline, pressing the trottle, she felt rough and stalled. Thining it had ran out of fuel added a gallon of fuel, but refused to start. Called the RAC who claimed possibly fuel pump faulty.
Had as the car towed to garage, who replaced fuel pump, serviced and replaced cambelt, HT leads, distributor cap and rotor and fuel filter and more fuel.
As they did not have timing light, car ran rough and kept on stalling. Got timing done, but car still ran rough. Car was just left parked up.
If if the car is started and left to idle, stalls after a couple of minutes, if try to drive or press the trittle car, sort of back fires and stalls or just stalls. did a compression test and compression was 150 on 3, but 90 on cyl 2. Had the head refurb, cyl 2 and 3 exhaust valves replaced. Bores and pistons al find. Engine reassembled but same problem.
Trottle unit replaced with a spare, and fuel accumulator by tank bypassed, so pump directly connected to tank. Air flap for metering unit seems to be free. Any help would be appreciated. Most modern mechanics do not understand old school fast fords, ade there any specilst around West Yorkshire.
I have had my RST S1 in dry storage since 2003, last year I deceived to get it MOT’ed and get back on the road. As the car had been stood for a number of years the fuel had evaporated. I added a gallon of fresh fuel and she started up. Ran it over a few days and took car for a test.
Driving back going on an incline, pressing the trottle, she felt rough and stalled. Thining it had ran out of fuel added a gallon of fuel, but refused to start. Called the RAC who claimed possibly fuel pump faulty.
Had as the car towed to garage, who replaced fuel pump, serviced and replaced cambelt, HT leads, distributor cap and rotor and fuel filter and more fuel.
As they did not have timing light, car ran rough and kept on stalling. Got timing done, but car still ran rough. Car was just left parked up.
If if the car is started and left to idle, stalls after a couple of minutes, if try to drive or press the trittle car, sort of back fires and stalls or just stalls. did a compression test and compression was 150 on 3, but 90 on cyl 2. Had the head refurb, cyl 2 and 3 exhaust valves replaced. Bores and pistons al find. Engine reassembled but same problem.
Trottle unit replaced with a spare, and fuel accumulator by tank bypassed, so pump directly connected to tank. Air flap for metering unit seems to be free. Any help would be appreciated. Most modern mechanics do not understand old school fast fords, ade there any specilst around West Yorkshire.
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