my N reg carb favorit (bought new) left me stranded for the first time in its long history.i was moving slow in traffic at the time when it stalled and would not restart.some hours later i returned to where i left it and it started without probs.

i tugged on the various hoses and wires,and tried wobbling the carb with the engine on to see if there was any air leaks but there was no difference.

everyone i talk too suspects flooding.but this has never,ever happened before and i didnt really think the complex Jikov was susceptible to flooding. one theory i have is that maybe a part inside is failing which caused it to flood.

any ideas what it could be or how to verify(reproduce) flooding?

cheers :friday:

are you definately getting a spark when it does it??

i was hoping it was an ignition problem as that would be simple and cheap to fix, but electrically it looks in all order.

hi there! a year later my car has left me stranded again,3 or 4 times since last weekend , very intermittantly at first but in the last episode i managed to reproduce the stall by pressing the accellerator when the engine is under load (going up a shallow hill)

i am pretty sure my troubles are from the carb.where can i buy a replacement jikov online?jorily doesnt have one listed.

thx

:friday:

E mail or phone Jorily, he might still be able to get one

hi there! a year later my car has left me stranded again,3 or 4 times since last weekend , very intermittantly at first but in the last episode i managed to reproduce the stall by pressing the accellerator when the engine is under load (going up a shallow hill)

i am pretty sure my troubles are from the carb.where can i buy a replacement jikov online?jorily doesnt have one listed.

thx

:friday:

why not a disasembly and clean ? i saw somebody doing this here (with pics) and i was thinking of doing the same

Also try Webcon UK, probably Welcome to WEBCON UK Ltd because a direct replacement might well be no more than a new Jikov, and has been known to be worth an extra mpg or 3.

hi there! a year later my car has left me stranded again,3 or 4 times since last weekend

:confused: so what's been going on in the last year

did you originally cure it and it's started all over again?