Carburettor problems.

[David Stepney]

Thanks Ruairidh, excellent explanation it now it becomes clear, I'll have to go and check my 26va carbs and establish what I have and if they are matched.
Are both types of carb.OK to run on a 7? and are they early and late designs?

Ruairidh. Thanks for your erudition. The tickover problem has bugged me from day one, and has been on the bucket list of things to be done since I first bought the car in October.

All my vehicles have to work for their keep and I am trying to get the Seven sufficiently reliable to be able to use it as my 'daily' for a fortnight before June so that i can have the Polo off the road for some overdue TLC before MOT.

The other vehicle in the fleet is a Series III Landrover The Landy is a wonderful machine, but it is viciously thirsty - 25 mpg of diesel - and you need a helmet with horns on the drive it every day.

The last things that are immediately pressing with the Seven are;-

1. The fan pulley, the parts for which arrived this morning  so will be sorted over this weekend, and
2. The windscreen seals. The seals have also arrived  so, I shall arrange to have these fitted so no more wet knees if the weather turns inclement.

The gearbox is a bit noisy, but the gearchange is sweet enough, so I think that this can be safely left until I can send it off to Andy Bird for overhaul.

So we are getting there by degrees ( as, so my Mother told me,) lawyers get to heaven.

One again, Thanks for your help!