Motor Keeps Ticking Ae 82

[James]

How do I go about fixing the problem I have with my motor, It keeps on ticking after the ingnion has been turned off. up to a minute or more ... 4A - C

[Super Jamie]

you mean it sits there going "ting... ting... ... ting ting... ting"?

 

that's the hot metal parts in the engine bay cooling down. don't worry about it

[James]

If that was all it was doing I would not be worryed, thanks though. I will try to be more descriptive with my posts...

"It keeps on ticking after the ingnion has been turned off. up to a minute or more"

the motor keeps turning over, sounds like a hart beat, tick tick...tick tick...tick tick...

I have reason to think that it could be a carbon biuld up?

any thoughts

[James]

well we can elimanate the carbon, it has been thrashed since I bought it... regularly exeeding the 5,000 rpm with tyres squeeling

[James]

Can you bring a timing light with you to the bbq Nick? and I will get back to you on the plugs

[mikeys toy[RL]]

i'm still with with jamie on this....more like cooling down

[James]

another issue I have with Tinkabell, is she tinkles under load untill she reaches over 3000 rpm.. I like to use around 2500 rpm when I don't feel like thrashing...

could this be timing or a valve issue?

 

 

:) a compleat rebiuld would be fantastic $$$, any one know the cost of compleat rebiuld parts? :P

[James]

i'm still with with jamie on this....more like cooling down

I have heard a lot of hot engins cooling down, did you know even sheds make the same noise when they are cooling down from the hot sun in the outback, this noise is created because the atoms are losing there heat energy and inturn vibrate less, meaning they need less room. therefore the metal shrinks... It is quite a different noise than an motor that is still trying to run.

please don't ? my intelegence and obsevation skills.

I believe Jamie responce was a fair one due to the lack of information, however if you had read my second post carfully, YOU would know why Nick has resopnded with the correct info...

[James]

Sorry, don't own a timing light myself. They are about $25 at supercheap... great investment !

 

By "tinkle" you mean that when you put your foot down over 3000rpm it makes a tinkling sound? That sounds a lot to me like pinging.

 

Pinging can be for a number of reasons

 

* Engine running too lean (not enough fuel)

* Engine timing too far advanced

* Fuel is crappy or octane is too low.

 

Being a 4AC, I would say that we could eliminate #1 and #3

 

I think its time to check your timing.

 

when I put my foot down under 3,000rpm it makes a tinkling noise

 

I guess your right Nick... time to fork out for a timing light. considering I have not had its timing tuned after I intaled a new belt 10,000 ks ago :)

[mikeys toy[RL]]

never heard an engine sound like a heartbeat when it's dieseling or running on.....i must be an idiot, right?

[Super Jamie]

a timing light is the most useful thing in the world

 

if you are too stingy, set your points with a distributor. if you have an elec dizzy, then it's time to start spending money

 

it sounds to me like your timing is WAY too far advanced. you're probably lucky you're not spinning the engine backwards, it doesn't sound like you're too far off it

[James]

Good people of Rollaclub. please believe me. my car does run on, I can hear the engin going from at least 10 metres away and you can feel the car shake with it, you can smell un burnt fule. one time it even blew a vacume hose off the carby. once I jumped out to go to the tolit and it was running on and was still going once I had relieved my self.

I am sorry if I have caused any confusion.

I have just read jamies last post, and I think you may have a point with the running backwards. one time it was running on it made a different reving noise and a sucking or blowing noise when it poped off the vacume hose.. I just assumed it tried to run backwards and took no second thought

Edited December 12, 2005 by James

[Felix]

things i think could be causing your problems:

 

excessive timing.

vacuum leaks, or to lean a mixture.

distributor with sticky mechanical advance.

improperly adjusted valves, or burnt exhaust valve.

excessive carbon build up, ie head need decoke.

[James]

I'd definitely begin there.

 

Does the car run very hot (on the temp guage) when you drive around normally?

 

only once due to old thermastat, old cap, and old raditor.. the therastat stoped working the cap did not release the preasure....pop goes the weasle.

 

needle barly reaches over half way when crusing around

Edited December 12, 2005 by James

[James]

sure Nick, I will see the man at super cheep auto in the morning

I am sure he will have one avalible, any sugestions on timing.

Gregory reckons 5 + or - 2 deg before TDC