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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 08:38 PM
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Can any one help me ?

my van was really bad and had top end rattle, so changed cam and started to run better, then i think it sliped a tooth or 2 cos start to run shite again, last night, sorted timing out again and it fired up but over reving and couldnt controll it, could only controll it by screwin a screw on meatering head,
went back out tonight to fire it up and wouldnt fire ?
theres fuel getting through and theres a spark?
Olny thing is which its never done b4, the Flap on the meatering head is flaping (opening and closing fast) when i turn it over??

any ideas cheers,

ERST motor by the way
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 08:55 PM
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Which way did you turn the screw on the metering unit ? Is the opening and closing quickly not letting enough fule through, or letting too fuel thorugh, queue a mechanic on that one
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 09:34 PM
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the flaps meant to bob up an down as it turns over, the vacuum (which the engine works on) pulls it open.
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 10:03 PM
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right sorted that got it running, but how are you ment to set meatering head up ?
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 10:45 PM
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ring your tuner
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