Friend of mine has just bought a cheapie Kitcar as a runabout but
couldnt get it to run.

So this morning Ive hada fiddle with it and am convinced its the carb.

Its a DGAV32/36. I got it running but only with full choke on.
I suspect the jets are probably full of crap?
Any ideas?

Occam wrote:
> Friend of mine has just bought a cheapie Kitcar as a runabout but
> couldnt get it to run.
> 
> So this morning Ive hada fiddle with it and am convinced its the carb.
> 
> Its a DGAV32/36. I got it running but only with full choke on.
> I suspect the jets are probably full of crap?
> Any ideas?

Yup, they're probably full of crap. I had to clean one out this morning.

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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:21:22 +0100, Pete M
 wrote:

>Occam wrote:
>> Friend of mine has just bought a cheapie Kitcar as a runabout but
>> couldnt get it to run.
>> 
>> So this morning Ive hada fiddle with it and am convinced its the carb.
>> 
>> Its a DGAV32/36. I got it running but only with full choke on.
>> I suspect the jets are probably full of crap?
>> Any ideas?
>
>Yup, they're probably full of crap. I had to clean one out this morning.

I cleaned out the two Jets in the float chamber but it still will only
run on full choke ?

"Occam"  wrote in message 
news:n7ce845bahv1ssrtl97dqgspsutbb8hhgf@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:21:22 +0100, Pete M
>  wrote:
>
>>Occam wrote:
>>> Friend of mine has just bought a cheapie Kitcar as a runabout but
>>> couldnt get it to run.
>>>
>>> So this morning Ive hada fiddle with it and am convinced its the carb.
>>>
>>> Its a DGAV32/36. I got it running but only with full choke on.
>>> I suspect the jets are probably full of crap?
>>> Any ideas?
>>
>>Yup, they're probably full of crap. I had to clean one out this morning.
>
> I cleaned out the two Jets in the float chamber but it still will only
> run on full choke ?

Completely strip the carb body and soak all non-rubber bits in brake fluid 
overnight. It dissolves that 'orrible gum and varnish really well. Use 
compressed air and a small nozzle to blow the crap out all of the small 
galleries and drillings in the body.
JB

Occam wrote:
> Friend of mine has just bought a cheapie Kitcar as a runabout but
> couldnt get it to run.
>
> So this morning Ive hada fiddle with it and am convinced its the carb.
>
> Its a DGAV32/36. I got it running but only with full choke on.
> I suspect the jets are probably full of crap?
> Any ideas?

take out the idle jets  (on each side, a brass screw with the jet attached, 
clean as needed)

In article , Occam says...
> 
> Friend of mine has just bought a cheapie Kitcar as a runabout but
> couldnt get it to run.
> 
> So this morning Ive hada fiddle with it and am convinced its the carb.
> 
> Its a DGAV32/36. I got it running but only with full choke on.
> I suspect the jets are probably full of crap?
> Any ideas?
> 
Its not the jets. 

If you look down the barrels, you'll see a tube in the middle of each 
one. Get hold of the one nearest the rocker cover and see if you can 
wobble it. If you can, it's fucked. What is happening is fuel that 
should be going from the float chamber through the little horizontal 
pipe going across the top is just pouring down the side of the barrel. 
It'll work OK once its running but it's a twat to get going without 
choke on.

Also, get hold of the throttle spindle where the big nut is that the 
linkage hooks up to. If there's play there, it's fucked and it'll be 
drawing in air.


-- 
Conor

I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't 
looking good either. - Scott Adams

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:35:39 +0100, JB  wrote:

> "Occam"  wrote in message
> news:n7ce845bahv1ssrtl97dqgspsutbb8hhgf@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:21:22 +0100, Pete M
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> Occam wrote:
>>>> Friend of mine has just bought a cheapie Kitcar as a runabout but
>>>> couldnt get it to run.
>>>>
>>>> So this morning Ive hada fiddle with it and am convinced its the carb.
>>>>
>>>> Its a DGAV32/36. I got it running but only with full choke on.
>>>> I suspect the jets are probably full of crap?
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Yup, they're probably full of crap. I had to clean one out this  
>>> morning.
>>
>> I cleaned out the two Jets in the float chamber but it still will only
>> run on full choke ?
>
> Completely strip the carb body and soak all non-rubber bits in brake  
> fluid
> overnight. It dissolves that 'orrible gum and varnish really well. Use
> compressed air and a small nozzle to blow the crap out all of the small
> galleries and drillings in the body.
> JB
>
>
>


& check for airleaks, either via the trottle plates or the other pipes to  
the manifold.. Closely followed by a trip to the rolling road, if it's  
been played with in any respect then the dyno's the cheapest BHP/economy  
increase you'll ever get.

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:32:28 +0100, "Duncan Wood"
 wrote:

>
>& check for airleaks, either via the trottle plates or the other pipes to  
>the manifold.. Closely followed by a trip to the rolling road, if it's  
>been played with in any respect then the dyno's the cheapest BHP/economy  
>increase you'll ever get.

Oh I think all hes after is the motor running reasonablly. Hes bought
a Carb kit so the carbs going to be stripped down

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:05:16 +0100, Occam  wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:32:28 +0100, "Duncan Wood"
>  wrote:
>
>>
>> & check for airleaks, either via the trottle plates or the other pipes  
>> to
>> the manifold.. Closely followed by a trip to the rolling road, if it's
>> been played with in any respect then the dyno's the cheapest BHP/economy
>> increase you'll ever get.
>
> Oh I think all hes after is the motor running reasonablly. Hes bought
> a Carb kit so the carbs going to be stripped down
>


Fair enough, but check the secondary jet hasn't already had it's size  
changed.