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PV 544 confusion

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rigiddiget
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Joined: 16 August 2010
Year and Model: PV544 B16,1958
Location: south africa

PV 544 confusion

Post by rigiddiget »

Hi all,hope someone can help.My B16 motor runs very rough,idles fine but 'breaks up- misses' when revved.Put in new plugs,points,condensor,distributor cap & ignition leads.Rebuilt distributor.Swapped generator for an alternator-charging fine.Compression good and even all round.All 'gap' clearances as per manual. Carburettor cleaned,jets replaced,no vacuum leaks.Inlet manifold-no vacuum leaks.New head gasket,pistons clean and moving freely-- no 'burn' on the old gasket - head skimmed.New fuel filter.The motor has no oil leaks.After all of this I can pull #1 ignitition(spark plug) lead and it makes no difference to the way the motor runs. ??

uconndave
Posts: 1
Joined: 15 October 2010
Year and Model: V50 2010
Location: connecticut

Post by uconndave »

Sometimes the wires/tuneup kits are bad out of the box. Check the cheap stuff first.

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