Babara your problem if your L series engine still has the standard carby on it with my
guess would be the accellerator pump that is built in the carby is stuffed.
I had the same problem a while ago.
The accelerator pump is a little leather diapram thing that gives the carby just
enough fuel to get going on lower idle.
I got the carby specialist to fit mine as I didn't have a clue about it.
But I sat and watched and it was dead easy to fit so next time I will do it myself.
it only cost me about $25.00 to get it sorted.
I hope you sort it out anyways.
till next time.
Rick White.
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>Gday
><p>I think my 1600 has the same problem. In the last months i have been
>working on the other side of the city through stop start traffic, when
>i pull up at the lights for any wear between 1 and 15 minutes then i get
>the green i accelertae and the car coughs like cristopher skase with an
>extradition warrant on his head. It backfires and really pisses me off
>and i dont no why it does this. But when i cruise with no stops the 1600
>will go all day, just the stop start which frigs it up. Is all i need a
>$4 fuel regulator.? Also when i drive and nail the accelerater the car
>lags quite alot before actaully doing what my right foot tells it to do.
>Even slow acceration has a bit of lag. My car is a L series not a turbo.
>The colder the weather the worse this problem is, any one got5 a possible
>solution to my woe?
><p>Pele.
><p>Richard Clough wrote:
><blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style>
><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Luke
>Clough has been have little joy in his 1600 since installing a VL
>Commodore fuel pump to his EFI L series engine last week. His idea
>was to overcome fuel starvation being experienced on very hot days after
>sitting at the lights, by pumping more fuel to cool the rail.</font></font>
><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Problem became even more pronounced this
>week leading to embarrassments like pushing the car after it dies at the
>lights!</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>I travelled to Melbourne
>today tandem trailer in tow and I was under instruction by my financial
>advisor (wife, Lynn) to hand over her Commodore to Luke, so he had reliable
>transport for work until he, or I, had his fuel problem sorted out.</font></font>
><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>I have been nagging him to replace the
>original fuel pressure regulator ever since he fitted the engine, as its
>adjustment thread was worn out. Obviously motivated by the threat
>of driving the Commodore, Luke finally did it today. The replacement
>regulator cost $4</font></font> (off <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>a
>6 cyl EFI Skyline). So far, his engine is purring and pulling strongly
>at 5500 - something it didn't do before- hopefully problem solved.</font></font>
><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>I'm not saying anything.</font></font>
><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Meanwhile his sister Amy's Mazda Capella
>(piston engine) has been reluctant to start when cold. It pops
>and spits back as if it has a manifold leak, or is running lean.
>But as soon as it gets a tiny bit of heat in the engine it runs like a
>watch. I have swapped carbies, fitted a new coil, leads and points,
>checked for leaks in the manifold. No change.</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font
>size=-1>Any
>Suggestions anyone?</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>I had
>to smile as I was coming home from Melbourne tonight still towing the tandem,
>with the Mazda leering at me in the rear view mirror. I was supposed
>to be bringing the Datto home to fix, but a simple $4 part got it going
>well. However, $64 didn't fix the Mazda - typical. I wish we
>had another 1600 for Amy.</font></font>
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