OH NO! MORE PROBLEMS! FITTING A WEBER CARB & SETTING ENGINE RPM THE VAUXHALL VIVA REBUILD CONTINUES!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มิ.ย. 2023
- In this video, I drag race the VIva, I spray fuel all over the engine bay, I come across more problems and use some prehistoric instruments
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I hope that I speak for everyone, we do appreciate your time and resources to bringing us a new video every week. It will take time but it will be worth it. Keep up the great work my friend.
Thank you mate, appreciate it, its a pleasure, will do 👍✊️
My Dad had this exact same car and colour so following this build with pleasure, as it reminds me of ace family holidays 😊
Ah that's brilliant mate, thank you, welcome aboard 👍
There is a selenoid valve on the left of the carburettor, as you stand in front of the car looking into the engine bay. It has a spade terminal on it. It needs a 12v ignition feed. Without that the idle circuit in the carburettor is blocked of by the selenoid valve. Easisest way is to run a wire from the B+ post of the coil to it. The job of that selenoid is to cut fuel when the engine is shut down. therefore stopping any run-on which used to be a problem on carburetted cars of that era. Once you fit that, you'll be able to set a stable idle. You should not need to re-adjust the timing you already set.
So love your content. Old bits, new bits,doing ‘by the book’, doing ‘what it needs’. On the one hand, I want to see the little HC completed, but on the other I hand I want this project to last for ever. Onwards and upwards, mate, well done.
Thank you mate, no matter what cars come and go on the channel in the future the viva will always be here in the background, and will probably always be getting worked on 😄 👍
The device you had in the beginning is nothing to do with Ghostbusters, but a flux capacitor spectrum analyser 😂😂😂
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I never knew you could get such beautiful sunshine in the UK. It looked like somewhere is Southern Africa or OZ. 😂 Great video & greetings from Auckland.
Thank you mate, yeah for a little while in the summertime we get some hot sunny days 😄👍
As always a laugh and an 'oh bugger!'.... 🤣 Always gives me a lift these vids and gives me a 'I didn't know that' moment!. 🙂 Keep doin what you do!. Maddog, Melbourne Australia. 👍🍺
😆 thank you mate, will do 👍
You'll get there, keep tinkering on it when you can 🙂👍
Thanks mate, will do 👍✊️
TIDY - That is tidy Steve!
Thank you mate 👍
Alright Bud Im no good to ya with the carb issues sorry
I enjoy your videos tho you always give us a smile 👍Have a good week steveo
Thank you mate, appreciate it, you too👍
Nice, the Weber kicked her into life first try, that's going to be a tasty set up once you've got everything tuned in
I can't wait for a proper test drive with the weber mate, she's sounds fiesty 😄 👍
Sean harding Well done again, man. Nice new carby, it'll be all the more reliable. Not much now and you'll be on the body. Can't wait.
Thank you mate, yeah lots of cosmetics to be getting on with once she's running right 👍
I know exactly how you feel with a messed up garage but hey, if you’re lucky, you’ll find what you’re looking for!
😆 I realy need to sort it out 👍
haha the carb saga continues. once set up you will reap the benefits. looking forward to the next vid. cheers Steve!
Thank you mate, can't wait to go for a good run out once weber is set up properly 👍
I removed my Zenith 30VN from my Singer Gazelle and replaced it with a Weber 34ICH. One of the best improvements I’ve ever made to her!
Can't wait to get mine up and running right 👍
That’s not a tip Steve , come see my 16year old son’s bedroom 😳, now that’s a RIGHT TIP 😂. Good to see the channel doing so well that you now have a location camera person 👍🏻 , new carburettor 😳, your spoiling her bro 👌🏻 pretty sure you don’t need to change timing unless you messed about with it 😂, have a great week Steve 😉.
😆 more investigation needed on next tinkering day 👍✊️
Very enjoyable vid, Steve. We used to call those up and down revs, hunting. I would strongly advise real caution if the coil is leaking oil. The oil is needed to keep the coils cool during operation. If there isn't enough cooling oil the coil could overheat and perhaps explode. This might also explain the hunting as the high voltage could be varying. Take care.
Thank you mate, I'll be fault finding on next viva tinkering day👍
Ooh, nice and shiny!
Definitely worth tinkering with that Weber carb. Engine is still sounding really sweet...there must be something intrinsically wrong with that Stromberg.
Taking shape slowly but surely... you're doing a fantastic job mate...keep it up 👍
Thank you mate,will do, I've been tinkering and problem solving today, can't wait to get it edited together for Sundays vid 👍
Awesome! I would check again for intake air leaks......
Thank you, I've been doing just that for the next vid mate 👍
Alright mate 👍
Nah you'll not need to re-check timing for fitting a carb. I'd just put a quality rubber pipe straight from the pump to the carb, that's how the Escorts were, it'll be fine. Yeah if the's oil dripping from the coil replace it, I wouldn't relocate it. As other comments check for air leaks, I'd consider wiring up the solenoid, originally the Viva didn't have it but the new carb does, might make no difference but you can rule it out once checked. Also mixture screw all the way in, then out 1½ turns as a starting point. Plenty to go at on next tinkering day!!
Alright mate, been tinkering and problem solving today, all will be revealed in next vid 👍
@@RetroRebuild looking forward to it mate 👍
Great video again buddy x
Thank you mate 👍
First off all put the carb linkage back on, (good luck finding the pin) once your timing is set, that's it, no need to adjust it again.
The carb will be roughly adjusted from weber, but it will need some mixture tweaking, 1 1/2 turns out should be a good starting point, the book should give you a rough guide.
The high idle could be just carb set up or you have an air leak , trying spraying some brake cleaner round the intake manifold joints and carb, that'll tell you if you have any leaks.
Fuel line routing , do what suits you!
Prehistoric instruments , i have a few of those lol old school FTW
Thanks for the info mate, I found the pin 😄👍
Great video as always. Is just run a longer fuel pipe from pump to carb, be fine mate. Check your accelerator cable stop is back off, not the idea jet
Thanks mate 👍
Hi Steve , one step forward and two steps back lol..but at least the Weber is a definite upgrade plus it’s brand new so you know there’s gonna be no issues when it’s set up properly..! Looking forward to the next as always mate ❤👍🏻
Thank you mate, the little viva is sounding like a beast😄 can't wait to test drive her on the weber, more investigation needed on next tinkering day👍
turn mixure screw in fully . unscrew 1& 1/2 turns as starting point turn each way to get smooth ideal . timing set 4. 5 %tdc inbetween two pointers gm say 9 top pointer i found happeir 4.5 btdc huntint make sore the mainfold gaskets not sucking in air .
Thanks mate,been tinkering and problem solving today, can't wait to get video edited together for sunday👍
It's good practise to check timing, every time when doing the fuel and electrical side of the engine :D
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Excellent as usual, think you could do with a long pipe from fuel pump to the carb, nothing additional or hard line needed, gotta love a Weber, once adjusted, but that is an art form 😆. Good luck to you 👍🏻
Thank you mate, gonna get a good fuel line once she's running right can't wait to test drive with the weber on 👍
Shouldn't have to redo the timing, just get the revs down to normal. Check for vacuum leaks as that will not help your idle speed. Paint your wheels and fit the hubcaps,will make a hugejjj
Thanks mate, I'll be checking for air leaks next time, there's loads of cosmetic jobs to be getting on with once she's on the road properly👍
Hello Steve,another great video,new carb which should run better when it's set up.
Hello mate, thank you, I can't wait to take her for a proper drive, when weber is set up properly 👍
Great video, full of content keep them coming.
Thank you mate, will do👍
I'd put another fuel filter between pump and carb. I think you sucking air around the manifold after carb. Strip it all down and new gaskets. Good idea to set tappets and paint rocker cover while off. Could have play in the timing chain. Best to set timing on the run. Find the sweet spot. Have you got new spark plugs yet. Coil is ok where it is. Thought you had electronic ignition.. but I think you sucking air after carb. Look on freecycle. You can get old racking and 6 ft cupboards for free. That will clean up your garage. Good luck Man. Have a good one. Adios.
Thanks mate I'll be checking for air leaks on the next viva tinkering day, couldn't get her running right on electronic ignition, so I'll be revisiting that eventually 👍
Check for air leaks!! ⚠️
Had Minis back in the day, never got mine to idle smoothly, but the Weber was the best option, no top end fuel starvation, but may as well thrown fuel at it with a bucket!! Stromberg sounded better, but the Weber sounded good too!
⛽ 🪣 a spray bottle with soapy water to find leaks 💧 🧼
😄 thanks mate, I'll be checking for air leaks on the next tinkering day 👍
Well, if ya can't back the idle screw off any more, youse likely got an air leak along the line. When you get the air filter on ya Weber, be careful how you bang the bonnet down first time, things ain't always what they seem. 😮
I'll be checking for air leaks next mate 👍
@@RetroRebuild Squirt carb cleaner around the joints. A sudden change in speed and you've found it. : )
The way you were making sexual noises over that carburettor still in the box.. I'm like "do you two wanna be left alone?" 🙈😝🤣🤣
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12v feed to the fuel cut off solonoid at the side of the carb
Agreed .I believe it's running off the main jet at idle hence the hunting. A guess a few pumps of the accelerator pump got her running.
This car doesn't have one mate, 👍
Leave the timing alone.
Get a longer bit of hose, and sort the throttle linkage.
You'll be fine
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Hi Steve glad you did the timing OK hope its made a difference as far as the webber go's no need to re do as others have said but I reckon it's something to do with the throttle linkage I had a 1256 hc once back in the 80s and I fitted a webber same as you and I seem to remember it came with a choice of throttle linkage part that you have to swop so you can get the correct free play on the cable hope this helps
Yeah timing was spot on thank you mate, more investigation needed on next tinkering day 👍
Forgive me if ive missed something , have you tried a viva owners club ? If you have please accept my apologies , if not it maybe worth a punt you have really done great with this lovely old car be a shame to quit.
I ask a question every now and then on the club page when I'm looking for parts, thank you mate 👍...there is no quit mate, adapt and overcome 🙂
@@RetroRebuild Brilliant ,my hats off to you .
I wonder if the broken choke cable was causing it to over rev. I did see the choke plate move when it was revving high.
Think it fell out after mate, I did find the little split pin for it tho👍
@@RetroRebuild I think once the choke cable is replaced you'll have more of answer.
Hi Steve, dunno if it's me but of the setups you've tried so far using the Solex has been best (the car has been least driveable) the Weber may come good with some "fettling" but it really needs setting up on a rolling road to get it to it's best, is it worth now the pressure is off the Stromberg re-checking the settings to see if something was missed as they were fitted to vivas to give a bit more power whilst maintaining fuel economy (SL designation meant little more power (carb and twin port exhaust manifold and better trim) over the Solex, I personally woulg remount the coil to the inner wing as it'll run cooler, give better access to the engine and reduce a possible ignition source (engine fire) from near the carb, fuel pipe and fuel pump.
More investigation needed on next tinkering day mate, I do want to remount the coil some where else eventually 👍
If it were me and I could, I would go around the rocker cover with a hardline, otherwise i'd just leave the temporary fix lol
😄 I'm probably going to go for a braided fuel line mate 👍
@@RetroRebuild Why not if you can.
I don't think it'll be the timing - that just times when the spark occurs and although the new carb is on, it should only need a reset if it is drastically out and therefore firing at the wrong time - more likely to slow the engine. More likely to be the mix or the fuel volume - like sitting with a foot on the accelerator!!
Thanks mate, all will be revealed in next vid 👍
Nice one Steve..so its revving high? Have you checked for air leaks maybe round where you bolted on the car when its running spray wd40 round the area see you find the issue 👍
Thnak you mate, been problem solving today, all will be revealed in next vid 👍
A decent rubber hose from pump to carb is easiest and neatest. You won't need to adjust timing again.
Thanks mate, yeah I'm going to keep it how it is, but get a quality fuel hose 👍
Any news on when you are moving house, and getting the dream garage? Great video 🎉
Not yet mate, we know of a few that are meant to be coming up for sale tho, 👍 thank you
If you feel you have the timing set as best you can, concentrate on what you have just changed. I have to wonder if by passing that small fuel pipe puts too much pressure into the carb. Check that coil, maybe that was causing the misfires previously, I never liked coils being mounted to the engine, that heat, but they did that I think to try and cut costs and avoid grounding issues. Not trying to tell you what to do, but maybe write down a list of what you have done, once you are happy, give it a rating and move on. Putting on that weber has introduced a wild card to the mix. Great presentation and video editing, entertaining content, like you I wish I had more time away from work, but that free time seems to cost us even more...
Thank you mate, appreciate it, and thanks for the info, more investigation to be done 👍
Steve I got nothing 😭I’m no expert 😂 but the lines in heat reflecting tape, heat shield or something on the exhaust side? Keep the heat anyway 😅 at least the Webber is not hovering right over the exhaust manifold 😆
Exactly mate, that's a plus, if a fuel line splits its not dribbling all over the exhaust 👍
I had a twin choke webber on a mk1 golf and it went like stink , when set up right you cant go wrong with those carbs
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The new carb has a anti run on solenoid on it , and will need a 12volt feed via an ignition supply for it to open and allow the fuel to flow to the jets in the carb.
I cant understand how it even ran at all with no supply on it ?
😄 thank you mate, all will be revealed in next vid 👍
Aw no after all that work!!!
We'll get there mate 👍
You need a 12v feed to the ideljet on da side of the carb and that will let the revs come down
It's and idle cut off solenoid mate, not used on this car 👍
You will need 12v feed for that carb
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no need to touch timing. air leak possibly, maybe vacuum pipe??
did you check butterfly flaps closed properly before you fitted carb??
Thanks mate, I've been checking everything, filming bits for next vid at the minute 👍
Once the ignition timing is set correctly it won’t need to be changed.
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Did you cap the vacuum pipes off on the carb
I'll be checking for air leaks on the next tinkering day, thanks mate 👍
Where did you get the carborator from?
Straight from the fuel pump Steve mate, no need for the hard line at all.
Thanks mate 👍
I would check the jet size on the carb .
It's meant to be for this car, more investigation needed 👍
Myself I would not think you would need to reset the timing
The high idle is just down to the new carb
Been doing lots of investigation for next vid mate 👍
Redtop all the way
Yeah! One day mate 👍
If thats a really old coil be a bit careful, some old coils had pcb oil in them.
I don't know when it was banned or how extensively it was used?
I will do mate 👍
What Webber did you buy ? I looked for one but they didn’t do one anymore as it was discontinued
34 ich from webcon mate 👍
@@RetroRebuild should be a 32 ict
@seansells5097 the 2 company's that I found that still sold them for 1159 to 1256 hc's advertise the 34 ich it's going to be great when I get it set up right it already sounds like a little beast 😄
You should check your points dwell. I’ve suggested this a couple of times.
I have done before,but I will show it in a future vid 👍
I thought you’d go for a twin choke.
I don't know if they sold a twin choke for the 1256 but this is the only bolt on one they still sell for it, that i could find 👍
Hope the viewers can help with your Weber application, seems like something Marcus Hayes could help with ? ❤😊
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the weber was a bridge too far. stick with what you have.
No need to set the timing again, if it was spot-on from the Zenith, I've never tried a Webber myself but I did use Pireburg twin choke on a 1256cc Chevette which was taken off a 1.3 litre Astra and it drove like a rocket.
With new carbs the main mixture screw should be capped off with a plastic cover, and you should only need to adjust the idle screw.
Is the carb for a 1.3 litre engine ?
I agree the coil would be better off screwed to the bulkhead or inner wing, anyway would of thought the Webber carb should perform quite well.
All the best I know you can do it, I have faith in you.😃
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Thank you mate, been tinkering and problem solving today, ready for Sundays vid, all will be revealed 👍
@@RetroRebuild ...Can't wait for Sundays vid, by the sounds of it I think I know what it's going to be like.