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Hi,
Can anyone help me out? - I have just re-assembled my 1994 Panda 1000CLX after the heads been off a few weeks and now have a serious running problem.
She will fire and run, but VERY slowly and only on full throttle - she burbles sounds like a mini canal barge, as soon as the throttle is decreased she stalls.
I have checked the timing belt too many times to count and it's spot on, have been 180 deg out and back but won't cure the problem. There is plenty of fuel getting in and all plugs are sparking nicely. I can't find any air leaks anywhere. The plugs are getting sootted up very quickly so I 'm guessing it's not getting enough air in?
My best guess is that the valves have hydraulic lifters and they're empty of oil - but I can't find any mention of Fiat ever putting these in the 999cc FIRE engines. It seems reasonable, especially beacuse the lifters can be pushed down under the cam lobes quite easily by hand at the moment - that can't be right with just springs & shims can it?
Anyone heard of this before? and if so any advice to cure the problem - engine has burbled away for about an hour with only a minor increase in engine speed!
Since I can't find the fuel injection or ignition set up on this car in any of the Panda or Uno manuals I have most of the work has been done blind and I'm getting a bit fed with it now - any help greatly appreciated!
Can anyone help me out? - I have just re-assembled my 1994 Panda 1000CLX after the heads been off a few weeks and now have a serious running problem.
She will fire and run, but VERY slowly and only on full throttle - she burbles sounds like a mini canal barge, as soon as the throttle is decreased she stalls.
I have checked the timing belt too many times to count and it's spot on, have been 180 deg out and back but won't cure the problem. There is plenty of fuel getting in and all plugs are sparking nicely. I can't find any air leaks anywhere. The plugs are getting sootted up very quickly so I 'm guessing it's not getting enough air in?
My best guess is that the valves have hydraulic lifters and they're empty of oil - but I can't find any mention of Fiat ever putting these in the 999cc FIRE engines. It seems reasonable, especially beacuse the lifters can be pushed down under the cam lobes quite easily by hand at the moment - that can't be right with just springs & shims can it?
Anyone heard of this before? and if so any advice to cure the problem - engine has burbled away for about an hour with only a minor increase in engine speed!
Since I can't find the fuel injection or ignition set up on this car in any of the Panda or Uno manuals I have most of the work has been done blind and I'm getting a bit fed with it now - any help greatly appreciated!