hey all,
my dad got my carbie reconditioned, now it runs heaps better actually pulls in 3rd and 2nd, but still blows smoke is this bad? anyways running a fark load better,
brad
got me carbie reconditioned!!
86 Alto Paddock Basher
Blowing smoke is always bad. Judging by the age and condition of that Alto, it's most likely oil smoke from worn-out piston rings and valve stem seals.
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hey josh, do you know how many actual kays this altos engine has done because it had another engine but i think that was stuffed, on the odo it says 186,000 but that would of been from the old motor too i guess, anyways seeya,
brad
brad
86 Alto Paddock Basher
No idea. Most F5As are terminal at around 150,000kms - less if it hasn't been looked after.
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hey josh, see in tho the carbie is reconditoned now, when i stick 10 litres in it, it only goes up quater tank! before when i had the fucked carbie it went up past halfway? any reason for this?
brad
brad
86 Alto Paddock Basher
None that springs immediately to mind as I revel in my post-working-week alcoholism. 
Any other takers?
Any other takers?
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right ok now can i have a proper answer?
brad
brad
86 Alto Paddock Basher
I don't have an answer for you. Be patient and wait for someone else to post on the thread rather than getting all sh*tty at me. 
Was the carby removed from the car and sent away for reconditioning, or did leave the car at a workshop while the carburettor was reconditioned?
Was the carby removed from the car and sent away for reconditioning, or did leave the car at a workshop while the carburettor was reconditioned?
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sorry, the carbie was taken off the car and taken in to the place! i was wondering if the mixture had beeen changed?
brad
brad
86 Alto Paddock Basher
I would have thought it was obvious that reconditioning the carby could not possibly affect the fuel gauge they are completely separate.
Fill it to the top, do say 200k then fill it again, that will give you an idea of it's economy, or else run till empty (Absolutely empty, not just indicated) then stick in fuel from a 4 litre can and see how the gauge reads, then top it up 4 litres at a time checking the gauge as you go.
Fill it to the top, do say 200k then fill it again, that will give you an idea of it's economy, or else run till empty (Absolutely empty, not just indicated) then stick in fuel from a 4 litre can and see how the gauge reads, then top it up 4 litres at a time checking the gauge as you go.
hey mowog, i cant really fill it up or take it for 200k spin as its a paddock basher it isnt registered and i cant get a 30 litre drum of fuel, so yeah but i put 10 in the old carbie and it filled it up half way and fuel economy was good but when i stick the new carbie on put 10 in it fills it uo quater way and it drinks fuel more than a 1.3litre Toyota Corolla 75 mod.
brad
brad
86 Alto Paddock Basher
Well, run it bone dry, then put in 4 litres, check gauge, put in another 4 litres, check gauge, and so on till it is full. That will indicate how accurate the gauge is.Remember you are hammering it around a paddock, with a more powerful carbie now it is recon, probably in 1st or 2nd all the time, you will use a lot more fuel.