theduck
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| posted on 10/12/11 at 01:54 PM |
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First start problem
Attempting the first start at the moment on my pinto engine and everytime I turn the car over the dizzy cap is popping off, help?
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RichardK
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| posted on 10/12/11 at 02:00 PM |
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Have you had the drive assy out, the long bit that drives the oil pump, just wondering if its been put back in without the o ring and pressure is
blowing the cap off, would have expected a bit of oil too to be honest...
Forget that, the o ring I was thinking of is under the body section.
Thinking cap now on....
[Edited on 10/12/11 by RichardK]
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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RichardK
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| posted on 10/12/11 at 02:02 PM |
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Has the dizzy cap been changed, is it the correct one?? Does it seem to clip on firmly?
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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theduck
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| posted on 10/12/11 at 02:10 PM |
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Seems to clip on firmly. Just got her indoors to crank it while I held the cap on and the cap is actually twisting and so the clips then cone off
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Chippy
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| posted on 10/12/11 at 02:20 PM |
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Sounds like either the wrong cap, or the wrong rotor. Sounds to me as thought the rotor is hitting the pickups in the cap. Could be wrong, but
don't think so. HTH Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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theduck
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| posted on 10/12/11 at 02:23 PM |
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Cheers ray. As far as I am aware it us the distributor and cap that came off the running donor, certainly both were dirty enough to be.
Leaving battery to charge for a bit before trying again. All ideas welcome!
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theduck
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| posted on 10/12/11 at 03:19 PM |
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Just thinking. Could it be a vacuum pipe issue? Am not 100% they are on right...
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MsD
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| posted on 10/12/11 at 04:30 PM |
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I had a similair thing last week- The new rotor arm wasnt seated properly. So as the engine turned over and the rotor arm turned it tried to pop the
cap off. Might be worth checking!
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coozer
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| posted on 10/12/11 at 04:41 PM |
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Edis and coil pack should sort it out.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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theduck
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| posted on 10/12/11 at 04:42 PM |
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Just had a look. The rotor arm and the plastic cover under it both lifted straight off, is this normal? Put it back on and it seems to sit ok but
wasn't sure it should have come off like it did...
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MsD
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| posted on 10/12/11 at 04:55 PM |
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My rotor arm was quite a tight fit- but it was brand new. The plastic cover is only loosly fitted on top.
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lotusmadandy
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| posted on 10/12/11 at 09:40 PM |
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Rotor not seated properly,hitting the electrode
and pushing the cap off.
When i had my pinto the rotor was a tight fit on the shaft.
Andy
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theduck
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| posted on 11/12/11 at 10:43 AM |
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Just bought a new rotor arm and cap, fingers crossed this solves it.
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theduck
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| posted on 11/12/11 at 11:11 AM |
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Another day another problem.
New arm and cap have solved the first problem but still not starting and carb is shooting the easy start back out the top of the carb.
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l0rd
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| posted on 11/12/11 at 11:46 AM |
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not a solution but did you try to fit it upside down?
good luck with it.
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theduck
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| posted on 11/12/11 at 11:52 AM |
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Haha. No but you put a smile on otherwise sad face.
I have double checked all the vac hoses and have found I missed one 
Have no idea where it connects, its the main hose from the manifold that the carb and dizzy tee from. Where should this goto?
I also have the hole on the right branch of the manifold blanked off, is this right?
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Ian.C
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| posted on 12/12/11 at 12:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
Have you had the drive assy out, the long bit that drives the oil pump, just wondering if its been put back in without the o ring and pressure is
blowing the cap off, would have expected a bit of oil too to be honest...
Forget that, the o ring I was thinking of is under the body section.
Thinking cap now on....
[Edited on 10/12/11 by RichardK]
Sorry to jump in on this thread but can you tell me more about this modification you have carried out, I need something similar. Thanks Ian
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RichardK
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| posted on 12/12/11 at 12:58 PM |
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See page 6 of my gallery to give you an idea of what I did,a brief explanation is that as I'm running a mega jolt for ignition the the dizzy
wasn't needed except for the fact that the oil pump is driven from it so the lower half is still needed, the pictures show the rest.
Cheers
Rich
[Edited on 12/12/11 by RichardK]
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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theduck
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| posted on 12/12/11 at 03:20 PM |
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Cheers for your help Richard. Am avoiding going to megajolt etc for now. I found last night that I had lost spark so decided battery low and getting
it fully charged before redoing some of the ignition loom and trying again.
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Ian.C
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| posted on 12/12/11 at 07:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
See page 6 of my gallery to give you an idea of what I did,a brief explanation is that as I'm running a mega jolt for ignition the the dizzy
wasn't needed except for the fact that the oil pump is driven from it so the lower half is still needed, the pictures show the rest.
Cheers
Rich
[Edited on 12/12/11 by RichardK]
Thanks for that Rich, hope this isnt a daft question but what stops the shaft from going in a downward direction? is it the meshing of the gears, I
notice on the dizzy I am going to butcher has a slight bit of end float. Ian
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