My Series IIA 2.25 petrol has me baffled. It smokes like there is no tomorrow. Sometimes its a light gray smoke and then it turns a really dark gray smoke - it varies. The car used to run pretty well but then I let it sit without running for about a year. To get her running again I replaced all the ignition parts (coil, points, plugs, cap, wires etc) although I think I need a new distributor since the shaft has radial play. I changed the oil - level looks right and no water in the oil. I rebuilt the zenith carb with a Proline kit from our hosts, although some of the kit parts were really poor and unservicable and I sent them back (and received very good support from our hosts). Most of the proline kit is still in the carb including the jets. I also installed the EGR valve which was not installed previously and replaced the diaphragm.
When I got the car running it runs pretty smooth although it stalls sometimes. I ran a compression test - 135 to 145 in all cylinders, the low cylinder at 135 came up to 145 with some oil but that difference doesn't seem too bad. I have tried to adjusting the mixture control screw and that changes how the car runs a little bit but it does not stop the smoking.
I would really appreciate any ideas. Has anybody successfully rebuilt the Zenith with a Proline kit? Thanks.
Jason.
When I got the car running it runs pretty smooth although it stalls sometimes. I ran a compression test - 135 to 145 in all cylinders, the low cylinder at 135 came up to 145 with some oil but that difference doesn't seem too bad. I have tried to adjusting the mixture control screw and that changes how the car runs a little bit but it does not stop the smoking.
I would really appreciate any ideas. Has anybody successfully rebuilt the Zenith with a Proline kit? Thanks.
Jason.
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