Brunet-Hemi Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 13 minutes ago, sar4x4 said: Oh oh, did you factor in it takes at least a 5.3 litre V8 GM engine to turn that alternator over? Hehehe It's fine. He's got about the same power. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted March 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 LOL! just call it free kinetic energy for when I need to bump up a lil rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 16 hours ago, Brunet-Hemi said: It's fine. He's got about the same power. lol burn. lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Found some time to work on the carb this weekend. Other peoples experiences with this Toyota carb on a 1.3 with a mechanical pump have been bolt on and go. Right off the bat, mine was over fueling really badly like the HD carb was. I would get down the road and would flood out with fuel pissing out of the carb. So yesterday I took the carb apart to check the float. When I did, I was able to run the pump to test the pump pressure without a regulator to see if it really was overpowering the needle, and it wasn't. So that told me the float was set too high. I spent some time tweaking the float level, and I think I have it to where it needs to be - but it's a REALLY fine line between over filling the bowl and starving it. Other than that, it seems to start from -10c without choke (which I need to hook up) and has plenty of response and a bit more power. The real test will be in the woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 I don't have any specs for this Chinese reman/copy to get the base height. I found this neat method of tuning the float level. I know the diagram shows a side draft, but it don't see why it shouldn't work for any carb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Zuk left me dead in the middle of the intersection on Cobequid Rd on the way to coffee. Had to push it to a car park....carb was flooded. So I took it apart and lowered the float....and bam! It took me Bayers and back without missing a beat. Thing just purrs and started right up after sitting cold. I think (touch wood) I've nailed it. Just one test left....wheeling it, which I'm planning on doing some gentle dirt roads with Ron and Derek on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Here's hoping it'll work well for ya on the trail! I have a funny feeling that you'll do a bit of playing just to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 There's a possibility that I'll have Amber with me, so I'll have to keep things tame LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Fuel Injection sounds nice.................... hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Note to self - don't run the carb without an air cleaner, especially with the PCV plumbed into the stock cleaner housing LOL Went through Renfrew to test the Toyota carb, and half an hour before the run I figured I'd install the stock air filter housing and plumb the snorkel in, not thinking about the oily PCV air going straight into the carb...oops LOL Zuk ran flawlessly for a few hours, then started to flood out. When I took the carb apart, I found oily gunk in it, and some little chunks in the needle valve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Fuel Injection! Lol The more issues you have, and solve, the more knowledgeable you become and a must to help us on runs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 And everyday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 I don't mind messing with it, as carbs are all new to me. I would like it to be permanently fixed tho.....I feel like I'm very close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 I cleaned out the carb and the Zuk is purring again I also have this square brass thingy left over.....it dropped on the floor with the enrichment spring, and I've no clue where it came from. It's a similar size/shape to the needle valve, but it's not that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 SHAKE HEAD, plant face in hands. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunet-Hemi Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Spare parts for later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 well...um, I found a ball bearing on the floor, so this made my picture complete......the ball bearing was to seal a small hole where the accelerator pump squirted it's goodness out of. Ball and brass thingy installed and it's still running LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 It looks like I picked up an extra wiggle in the ice at the weekend. Any cheap ways to pull these out? i doesn't have to be high dollar perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 why pull it out , just add more to it , turn the thing into a raisin . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I hear ya...and normally I wouldnt care. But, the plan is to add some rocker protection. I just need the original rockers to pull out so they'll be flush with the protector. I was thinking either; 1.make a relief cut and pull it out, then weld 'er back up 2.make some kind of PDR 'hot-glue puller lever thingy' - glue a plate with a eye to the panel, and lever on it. Like I say, it does have to be perfect., just enough to line up with the protector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Weld a nipple on. Pull it out with a slide hammer. Grind the nipple off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 yeah, I think that's what I'll end up doing. I pulled the rubber-ish trim and found a nasty surprise - I hate moldings!! Luckily the wet perma-mud hasn't penetrated the paint The rocker is so thin, I can easily flex it with my finger...so it should come out just as easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerram Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 6 hours ago, jay said: It looks like I picked up an extra wiggle in the ice at the weekend. Any cheap ways to pull these out? i doesn't have to be high dollar perfect Iv got a slide hammer dent puller you can borrow if ya want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Thanks Matt. I'll keep that in mind as I may have something in the pipeline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Anything that traps dirt is the devil!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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