have to keep my choke up ???

[thomaleena]

hi
just wondered if anyone would be abe to help me,
 my fiat has start to cut out if i go under 30mph if i dont have full choke on.  im not sure what the problem could be, it only just started to do this the last few weeks my dad has looked but has no idea.
its also very hard to start in the morning i have to rev for ages before it will even set of not like before at all.   

im using a lot of petrol and its very loud so any suggestions would be very nice. 


thoma x

[thomaleena]

my dad thinks its the condenser could it be this ??

[Rusty's Uncle]

Hi Thoma,
If the engine will only run with the choke on then it is demanding more petrol for the amount of air that is being sucked in . Check that the two nuts holding the carb have not worked loose. If they are tight then I would remove the carb to inspect the carb spacer for cracks and the gaskets above and below the spacer for any damage. While the carb is off you can undo the 4 screws on top of the carb to see if there is any build up of muck in the float chamber and whip out the main jet to check it is clear.
I noticed that Redex is half price , £2 , in Tesco this morning and that can help clean out the fuel system.
Many of our 126s have spent time standing which does not seem to be very good for the fuel system. The cars are much happier when they are used regularly.
When the condensor starts to break down it tends to start with misfiring before you get a total loss of spark.

[KAL SPL]

Sounds like a failed gasket ebtween the carby and bakelite plate or loose carby , deffinately a leak after the butterfly.

[thomaleena]

thank you al get my dad to have a look at it all, hopefully sort him out soon. 

x thoma x

[thomaleena]

FIXED !!!

my dad is so silly some times we have been trying for month trying to worl out the problem

yesterday my dad was having one of his rants about my driving and he was looking at the spark plugs then he noticed what was wrong, 2 of the cables was loose, iv been runnig around town with my car roaring for a month and it was two loose wires !

well atleats its fixed and didnt cost me out

thoma