High Hopes Dash, Potted

Ride in Honda something modern first thing.

Then PM decided to attack the Imp again - try to refresh the fuel as John advised. Ah not as easy as that sounds. So we went off to get some new 97 octane in the SAAB.

I found that the fuel chamber tops won't come off unless you take them off the carbs as they hit the dashpot. So you have to remove them from the main carb at the bottom, having disconnected the fuel line too both the common feed and the individual feed to the bowl (I thought).

Anyway that done I captured the old fuel and found it was quite dirty, as was the bottom of the bowl, but I would guess it's not been cleaned out for a long time. Here is the before and after with the pile of muck I got out.

So here are the three fuels. From the carb, from the lines and then fresh. In ascending order of lightness.

Then the next problem was how to get the new clean fuel in the bowls once I had reassembled them ? I had marked the top of the bowl to align that but the union to the bottom and fuel feed had a home in it that I also thought might need aligning - but it did not seem to be do'able.

My solution was to pump new fuel in - which seemed to work as it used up all the fuel in the plastic container.

So after reassembling everything the best I could I gave it a go - having disconnected the fuel pump first so it did not squirt everywhere. I'd had had the plugs out all this time to 'dry' the bores if necessary.

It turned over better and even tried to fire a couple of times - but then went back to it's sluggish sulky single try. Ho hum indeed.

Well you can't say I'm not getting to know the car more.

Then final SAAB run to the co-op for snacks to reward my efforts.