1275 metro into my mini

[mini paul]

Hi just removed 1275 from GTa metro all working fine before taken out, put into mini without moving any settings came to start up and it started first time,and then it stopped and would not start.checked everything and it seams ok, tried to start great it ran for 10 sec ,tried to start again and nothing can anyone help thanks Paul.

[boredpilot]

Is the GTa a A series engine? The problem sounds fuel related. Can you hear your fuel pump going

[jeffriesmullet]

airlock in the fuel system?

[mini paul]

fuel system fine the engine is an A series with a manual pump. the spark is also good.

[boredpilot]

are you using the carb of the old engine or of the gta?

When it cuts out is it still at tick over or is it as you advance the throttle

[mini paul]

useing carb off GTa, it cuts out at both tickover and when you rev it.

[boredpilot]

Silly q but is there oil in the carb dashpot?

Only realy 3 things for a piston engine, fuel air bang

If your sparks are sparking nicely it rules this side out.

Air well your breathing, im assuming the car is too, but you could remove the filter to check this.

Fuel, if you remove the fuel line and turn igntion on assuming you have a nice flow of petrol out of the pipe. (Note for legal reasons I wouldnt recommend doing this with a hot engine, near a fag, or spark) then your fuel line is good.

That leaves the carb as next point of failure

Another thing you can try is changing over the carbs and see if it runs then. Your carb could have a stuck float chamber stopping the fuel.

>> Edited by boredpilot on Friday 20th August 22:35

[mini paul]

thanks but checked all you suggested whats next?

[boredpilot]

This one is probably unlikely but its happened on some piston planes ive flown. How long was it since you put fuel in your tank?

There could be any water in it could there?

[mini paul]

sorry new tank refueled yesterday,the bang you talk of is it dropping a match into the tank?

[boredpilot]

Thats the bang

How is your condenser? Ive had it go twice, once realy loud bangs and miss fires then nothing anymore.
The other time just bugger all to give it away.
You have put the leads on the right way? I once managed to put 2 leads in the wrong place and it still ran.

[mini paul]

Thanks i'll try the condenser.

[boredpilot]

Let us know if thats it, if not thinking cap will be put back on

[Mr2Mike]

The GTa was a late A series engine Metro, towards the end of production IIRC. It won't have points and condensor, but will have electronic ignition instead.

This had the same 72bhp engine as the MG Metro didn't it? Does it have the anti-"run on" valve plumbed into the the SU?

[Paul V]

Could be a dodgy ignition module or coil, try cleaning the connections and see if that helps.

[mini paul]

Thanks folks think we have found the problem bad seat on inlet manifold, took it back to std carb and manifold and it started and ran. put 1-3/4" carb onto std manifold and it sill started and ran.

[oldboyracer64]

i think it should have gone down to sid`s he got the right tool to see to it end of the problems