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Stuart_B - 13/4/08 at 03:56 PM

Hi all, tried to start my pinto with the bike carbs, and it kept kicking back. so then took them carbs of and fitted the old carbs, and it will not start up. so how can you time the engine up?

As well does any one know what the marking on the head should be for a 1.6 pinto?

As well what coulour should the rocker box been?

stuart

jacko - 13/4/08 at 05:11 PM

A bit more info would help
are you using a megajolt , modifide dizzy , what bike carbs , standard dizzy ?

Stuart_B - 13/4/08 at 05:24 PM

Hi, it is a 1.6 pinto, standard dizzy with a homemade bike carb manifold which sits a set of 1999 cbr600fx carbs, and an 1999 cbr600fx self regualting fule pump.

stuart

darrens - 13/4/08 at 06:51 PM

pinto's are notorious for kicking back if the spark timing (i.e dizzy) is too far advanced.

Stuart_B - 13/4/08 at 07:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by darrens
pinto's are notorious for kicking back if the spark timing (i.e dizzy) is too far advanced.


Yes the engine is way to far advanced. So how can i time it to be correct?

thanks

stuart

[Edited on 13/4/08 by Stuart_B]

Paul TigerB6 - 13/4/08 at 07:52 PM

Have you taken the distributor out at all?? I had a Pinto kicking back and dying within a second or two when it fired and found out i had the timing 180degrees out (on MegaJolt but same can be done with the dizzy obviously)

Stuart_B - 13/4/08 at 08:00 PM

The dizzy has not been removed by me at all.

darrens - 13/4/08 at 08:03 PM

turn it anti-clockwise by a few degs

Stuart_B - 14/4/08 at 07:24 PM

I alligend all the tdc up, and moved the dizzy, changed the leads to have the correct firing order. trun the key started a lot better, a few little tweaks with the dizzy and i am running on teh old carbs at the moment, but it is running better and starts up with a lot less effot. so 2mor will will ahve a go on bike carbs.

stuart