Idling problems

[Carl Collins]

Does anybody know if the idling problem mentioned yesterday gets solved by having a stronger battery??

I have the idling problems where the revs bounce between 750 and 2000 revs. The cars also stalls at time to time due to revs and to be blunt "its doing my fucking head in".

 

[Roger]

Does anybody know if the idling problem mentioned yesterday gets solved by having a stronger battery??

I have the idling problems where the revs bounce between 750 and 2000 revs. The cars also stalls at time to time due to revs and to be blunt "its doing my fucking head in".

Sounds as though it could be a number of things, first I would check your air filter. (take it out altogether and start the car) see if that makes any difference, another cause could be a sticking choke butterfly or mechanism (try a SMALL amound of WD40 on the choke mechanism, springs etc) or it could possibly be a gasket blown on your carb allowing sudden gasps of air into the air/petrol mixture causing it to rise and fall dramatically. hope that helps Rs

 

[Carl Collins]

Sounds as though it could be a number of things, first I would check your air filter. (take it out altogether and start the car) see if that makes any difference, another cause could be a sticking choke butterfly or mechanism (try a SMALL amound of WD40 on the choke mechanism, springs etc) or it could possibly be a gasket blown on your carb allowing sudden gasps of air into the air/petrol mixture causing it to rise and fall dramatically. hope that helps Rs

Well the car does hiss an awful lot when I lift the bonnet its fairly loud

do you thik that would be the gasket blown??

If so how much would this cost to replace/repair??

 

[Simon (archive)]

More likely the idle control valve/stepper motor. £70 new. Take your's off and clean it. Sometimes helps.
Common fault.