You will have to drive it in the middle of the night with the bonnet off, Les strapped to the front bumper looking into the engine bay and do brisk anti-clockwise laps of a roundabout then!
Colin From: LawrenceLowe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 25 July 2012 09:27 To: mogtalk2 Subject: RE: [mogtalk2] (non Mog) Series Land Rover cuts out turning left Philip, Elton, Graham, Adrian, Many thanks for your replies. I don't have the Landy here at the moment, it is doing heavy work with its Sankey trailer moving building materials at our sons new home. At lower driving speeds whilst towing the problem doesn't show up. Once I can get my hands on it I'll look into the electrics suggestions. In a telephone conversation yesterday evening he did say when asked that it tends to die and return very sharply, not in a spluttering fuel starving way, so maybe it is electrical? The fuel pump is a fairly recently fitted new one and seems fine with no line leaks. I set the floats as per the manuals (33mm). The Zenith suffers badly from the sometimes poor fit of the large O-ring but this one being new seemed fine on assembly. I'll take a look and let you know what I find out, maybe I disturbed something ignition related when I fitted the replacement carburettor? I need to drive it myself to get a feel for the problem. Thanks again for your thoughts, Lawrence -----Original Message----- From: Philip Watson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 7:04 PM To: mogtalk2 Subject: RE: [mogtalk2] (non Mog) Series Land Rover cuts out turning left The Zenith 36IV is a bit agricultural, and very prone to flooding due to wear on the float pivot, but I've found them mostly free from eccentricities. From 20 years plus experience with Froggie and the Flying Breezeblock, as well as military LRs before them, I think I'd suspect something electrical shorting out when a frayed wire (or perhaps one with melted insulation) swings out on the turn to left. Does it happen on sharp left turns as well? Philip _____ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] (non Mog) Series Land Rover cuts out turning left Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:17:34 +0100 Only problem I ever had with a Zenith was when the float valve stuck closed. A sharp tap with a hammer sorted that. Does it happen every time turning onto a roundabout? Cheers, Graham W Who's not owned a petrol LR for a looooong time ----- Original Message ----- From: Elton Wright <mailto:[email protected]> To: mogtalk2 <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 5:55 PM Subject: RE: [mogtalk2] (non Mog) Series Land Rover cuts out turning left Lawrence, I have been driving series trucks (and Morgans) for years. I would have to guess that the problem you are describing is related to fuel level in the carb. You might also want to make sure your fuel pump is furnishing enough to keep the level up. If you are running ok at road speed and with a load, likely the fuel level is the problem. All that said I have never used the aftermarket Zenith, so it may have problems I'm not familiar with. Good luck! Elton View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; b> Modify Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> Image removed by sender. ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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