Help-Advice please

[The Collector]

One of my Minis is just not running right !!!!

It starts and you can drive it for a while then as you slow down it wants to Stall-i have to feather the acc pedal several times and then she starts to pick up revs again.

A good example is when you pull up at a junction and depress the clutch -the engine just wants to cease tick over. If i am not quick enough to feather the acc pedal it cuts out. It will start again but engine again struggles for a short period then is fine again-for a while.

Any suggestions Please

Ta

[Peter Laidler]

Too rich I'd say. Mind you, it could be a zillkion things

[rich@minispares.com]

Sticking dash pot

Or the timing is out

[surfblue63]

In this weather it could be carb icing, especially if you are running a cone type air filter and no pre-heat on your inlet manifold.

[RayCox]

As Pete says, it could be lots of things!
Does it do it with your foot on the clutch....heard of one where the crank thrusts had gone....

[Old English White]

Never ignore fuel either. Last year one of our BMC cars was running very poorly. I hadn't really driven it for a few months and the fuel could have been a little older still. I checked all through the usual things and couldn't find anything amiss. Eventually I simply drained what was left in the tank and refilled with fresh fuel. Perfect ever since .
Just an idea....

[nick rogers]

No oil in dashpot ?

[Polarsilver]

Old Fuel... drain it out & refresh

[The Collector]

Ta Everyone,

appreciate the guidance-will have a go at all the suggestions and let you know how i get on



Peter

[Peter Laidler]

Mine was doing exactly the same thing a couple of summers ago. Shaggy dog story and a laugh coming up - again! To clear the intake end of the fuel system out I took the tops off the fuel bowls, drained off what I could, lifted the damper pistons and vacuumed out the intake system with Mr Henry*, assuming that there wouldn't be a lot of fuel left in the top end. Mr Henry was struggling and popping away and when I looked to see what he was grumbling about, he was trailing behind me - on fire! Easy fix this time, pulled him outside, lesson learned the hard way, wifey got new Mr Henry and carb/fuel system eventually solved.

Lesson learned. When working with fuel ALWAYS have a fire extinguisher handy

* Mr Henry = a semi industrial powerful vacuum cleaner available in the UK

[1071 S]

I would be checking whether the fuel tank is venting properly...

Cheers, Ian