Eccles60
First Renault 4 after 40 years waiting
- Messages
- 295
- Location
- Solihull, West Midlands
Hi folks. My 1986 1108cc GTL is hesitant (slightly spluttery perhaps?) under load, most noticeably when accelerating and having changed into 2nd or 3rd, and slightly less so into 4th.
It starts well from cold, idles nicely whether cold or warm and runs very well on a light throttle in top - I can bowl along at 45 - 55 mph a treat. He slows a little up inclines but that's expected.
My local Renault friendly garage suggest that the carb wants a clean out but without a gasket they are reluctant to take it apart (understandable) so have tried a bottle of stuff in the tank. After 20 or 30 miles it's no better and they did offer a second go at fixing it.
Not knowing much about the Zenith 28IF (?) carb, I wondering what the collected think the problem is. I like to be forearmed with problems and it should help them anyway.
Accelerator pump and associated gubbins (does it have one)? It has electronic, contactless, ignition, by the way.
Many thanks in anticipation.
It starts well from cold, idles nicely whether cold or warm and runs very well on a light throttle in top - I can bowl along at 45 - 55 mph a treat. He slows a little up inclines but that's expected.
My local Renault friendly garage suggest that the carb wants a clean out but without a gasket they are reluctant to take it apart (understandable) so have tried a bottle of stuff in the tank. After 20 or 30 miles it's no better and they did offer a second go at fixing it.
Not knowing much about the Zenith 28IF (?) carb, I wondering what the collected think the problem is. I like to be forearmed with problems and it should help them anyway.
Accelerator pump and associated gubbins (does it have one)? It has electronic, contactless, ignition, by the way.
Many thanks in anticipation.