dazrs

hi all just had the head referb and a newman cam and followers put in car starts ok but as soon as it hits 1000rpm it cuts out any ideas

thanks daz

mark2

hi who put the head back on the car and connected every think up as it might be a simple thing as loose connector i would start with removing all connection leads check them and clean them and give em a little spray of wd 40

then check all the boost pipes and the inlet manifolds and gaskets and make sure all the nuts/bolts are tight

i take it as you put your foot on accelerator it cuts out which could be a air leak so check the easy stuff first

does the car idle for as long as you dont touch pedal

was the car fine before the head was done
are all fuel lines in correct position
mark2

dazrs

hi only cuts out when trying to let it idle , turned revs uo but does nt seem to make any differance .
thanks daz

mark2

hi
can you give me alot more details like
what the car was like before head work
who done the work
who fitted the head
is the timing set right
was fueling adjusted

before we go any further its like this
when you fit a new cam and lifters you have to bed them in on startup you rev the engine and hold it at at least 2.5k revs for 20 mins
you must not let it sit at idle on the first start up , has this been done
the more info you can give me and everybody else will help us to help you
mark2

marky_g

did u have solid lifters fitted as these are a wanker to adjust but must be spot on, mate of mine ended up going to a torque of the devil as we had same probs

also Burton power who build his engine said to start the engine rev to 2k for 5mins then change the oil

dazrs

hi all started off slight tapping from top end bought a kent 34 cam did 200 miles then if ripped it to shit , sent cam back then asked on here about cams then ended up with a newman with newman hydraulic followers . the car ran spot on before the tapping started was boosting at 1 bar . the heads been to billingtons in preston who specialize in head work then a mate put my cam in . even now when i hold the revs at 1000 rpm sounds good take my foot off then it dies hope this can help .

thanks darren

dazrs

fueling wasnt touched timing set at 12 or 10 deegrees tdc . does that sound right sure thats what he said

studabear

either something not connected correctly or a pipe of or split somewhere

mark2

i agree
you must have somethink not quite right doesnt sound like its somethink major just check it all over could be an airleak
mark

dazrs

thanks for your replys im gonna strip all pipe work down and go from there ill keep you posted

cheers darren