a friend of mine has a 3.5 carb b8 in his mk3 capri and it isnt starting. its got new plugs, good spark from all of them. compression is i think something like 125-135 in all cylinders(is this ok). what fuel pressure does it need(has a guage just after the reg)? and also what is the order for the ht leads. any diagrams would be helpful. cheers
scott

 

its 15 bar when normal but when started its 30 bar i think

 

haynes might tell you more? invaluable when doin any kind of conversion.

 

ill have a look and see what i can dig up for you what car is the engine out of

 

an early carbd sd1 i think
any info would be great chap(s)

thanks

 

15 to 30 BAR what planet is this guy on ?
Around 4/6 PSI is normal for SU carbs anymore and they flood.
My dad has 4 litre TVR V8 in his xr4i, can find out order if you want ?
tabetha

 

think it said 4 bar when we were trying to start it, but it jsut wouldnt turn over. so if its got fuel, spark and i hope thats good compression we can assume its timing??

 

oh fuck sorry i was talking about oil pressure

 

Thats miles out for oil pressue. Rover V8s only run 38psi 2.5bar max

Dave