3tc sputtering badly
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:52 pm
Hey I've got a te72 with a 3tc and t50 manual swap
Lately the car will idle and run in 1st and 2nd gear fine, but after driving for a bit or under any decent load it'll start sputtering and cutting out on me. I have to limp it home at like 20 mph while it tries to shut off. While sputtering, I'll hear it still sucking in air, fuel was flowing through the filter when i had a chance to watch it. I haven't been able to witness if the distributor is firing all 4 while sputtering, it rarely happens when just idling/revving in neutral.
Tomorrow I'm cleaning up the few electrical contacts and going to attempt to take apart and clean the carb.I'll post an update.
So far I've:
-Spark:
New:
Spark plugs
Spark plug wires
Distributor cap
Distributor Rotor
-Fuel:
New: fuel lines
Had a new pump, it shattered, old one still running fine
Filter
Carb is a weber 32/36 w/ an electric choke
Lately the car will idle and run in 1st and 2nd gear fine, but after driving for a bit or under any decent load it'll start sputtering and cutting out on me. I have to limp it home at like 20 mph while it tries to shut off. While sputtering, I'll hear it still sucking in air, fuel was flowing through the filter when i had a chance to watch it. I haven't been able to witness if the distributor is firing all 4 while sputtering, it rarely happens when just idling/revving in neutral.
Tomorrow I'm cleaning up the few electrical contacts and going to attempt to take apart and clean the carb.I'll post an update.
So far I've:
-Spark:
New:
Spark plugs
Spark plug wires
Distributor cap
Distributor Rotor
-Fuel:
New: fuel lines
Had a new pump, it shattered, old one still running fine
Filter
Carb is a weber 32/36 w/ an electric choke