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Thanks for the tips guys, I'll check and re-check some more. Cleaning the connections etc didn't help.No visible play on the distributor shaft. Timing seems to be okay.

I did open the carb up today, and it was filthy to say the least.. from the top, throaths looked clean, but after opening it I ...

I cleaned every connection etc I could find today, and she fired right up,but of course she was inside the garage. Drove her outside for the night, we'll see tomorrow what happens.

btw, what did I manage to poke "right", since the economy light turned red :mrgreen: ( cold engine). it's been green ...

Thanks guys.
I've checked the tvsv operation, and the cold/hot intake system works too. Luckily I don't have the emission control cr*p installed at all.. just the basic systems. But all the vacuum lines are okay, and everyting works, including auto chocke. Starting procedure includes pumping the ...

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same trouble still excists, but it's gotten worse. I've checked and doublechecked everything that I can think of. still no solution.

*If I use the engine block heater, the misfire is not so bad, but if I start it up cold, in temps between +5 / -5 C, it's total chaos. really bad ...

Petros,
thank you! I've read your head gasket thread many times before, and I'm going to use that as my guide in the future rebuild too.
I think I'll just use some good solvent and pressure washer to clean the engine block, and then change the necessary parts, resurface the head, clean the valves ...

Polar Bear wrote:

ARCHINSTL wrote:Polar Bear -
The plate on the driver side door jam states a date of 1982?
Didn't OZ and NZ cars come with points as well for a time (or the whole run)?
Tom

I forgot to check the plate, sorry... I'm 100km:s away from the car at the moment.

There's no plate there Archinstl.

well I had some fun today.
I hauled the 3A spare engine in to my carage, and took the head off. It was pretty simple, and i imagine I even could put it back together somehow... :lol:
However, I don't know if this engine is worth rebuilding. Very carbon fouled yes, and some oily/watery goo all over ...

ARCHINSTL wrote:Polar Bear -
The plate on the driver side door jam states a date of 1982?
Didn't OZ and NZ cars come with points as well for a time (or the whole run)?
Tom

I forgot to check the plate, sorry... I'm 100km:s away from the car at the moment.

Hi,
sorry for the late reply.. and thanks to all for the tips.
I wiggled and cleaned all the electric contacts, and re-checked the valves etc... and for the final task, I checked the distributor cap. Well guess what; the rotor was shot, it had eaten the distributor cap contact points, or rather ...

Petros,
it seems that my car is actually made something like in 1982, but it was registered 1984, so the licence-document says its a 1984 model :)

the Pertronix system is still working just fine, although i'm having some issues when she's running cold... but I think it has nothing to do with this ...

Hi,
lately I've had a new problem with my Terc. Days are getting colder and so on, Don't know if that has anything to do with this.

Anyhow, when I fire the car up when cold, she starts just fine, but clearly fires with three cylinders.Not all the time though, say every 10 seconds or so, I can ...

First,
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Just in case if anyone else is fighting with the points, adjusting and maintaining them,
here’s what I did:

I’ve been fed up with the ignition points, or the crappy quality spares they sell these days. I’ve been cleaning ...

wow! I've got 14`now, and this is just what I was aiming to do also, but without taking the front side panel off. Looks good!!

thx guys!

Terceldude, and 4doorVip, thanks for these pics, as an owner of one of these german models, I just had to have these saved to my pc. They make great desktop pics