Jimmiboy
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I have a 2.25 that idles very slowly and when the engine is hot it won’t idle at all. Is this easy enough to adjust?
Series 3 Idling question
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Hicap phill
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Petrol or diesel?
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Follow the accelerator rods to the carb & find the arm on the carb which opens it up. There should be a spring loaded screw stop which you wind in a turn to prevent the arm from closing the carb
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Forgot to mention it’s petrol, thanks for that I’ll have a look tomorrow. Hopefully that’s all it is.
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If that dont work, you might need to adjust the air/fuel mixture screw. First gently.screw it all the way in, not tight, then screw it back out about two and a half turns. That'll get you in the right ballpark, after that fine tune the mixture by.turning the screw a quarter of a turn either way.
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I did this today and it’s solved the idling issue. But it smells a bit rich now, if that makes any sense?
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Likely needs a service. Check the plugs, points, ignition timing and and set the carb from scratch
Swap it for a diesel then you don’t need to mess around with carbs to get it to idle correctly
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Unless the pump timing goes outSwap it for a diesel then you don’t need to mess around with carbs to get it to idle correctly
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Unless anything goes out.
Mines been in the road for weeks after the rebuild and I’m still tweaking the life out of it.
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At least you'll keep your teeth. And your hearing. And you'll do more than 30mph. And you won't be left feeling diseasedSwap it for a diesel then you don’t need to mess around with carbs to get it to idle correctly
if you have a proper petrol engineJimmiboy
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I prefer petrol, I’ve got a V8 Discovery and a 2.0 Forester as well and all 3 are ULEZ compliant
