Re: 1964 Viva HA

[Al3x]

I adjusted the clutch on sunday, then i have been driving pretty much with it.. Maybe 15swedish mil since i adjusted the clutch, no problems! Allthough today it came back.. Was driving and had been driving for maybe 30-45minutes, then it bluddered and died.. I thought it just was to little fuel so i filled some fuel and pumped it to the carb without any luck..
Luckily a classmate and his girlfriend came by and towed me home!
But i really cant understand what the problem is, i thought i had got it fixed.
Well, carb will be changed! I have a stromberg at home, and know where i can buy a intake for it, but i also know where i can get a intake for a weber 28/36 witch ofc could be fun.. Hard choice!

[Al3x]

Got the stromberg carb on yesterday, today have been spent doing all kind of things. But the car feels good with the new carb on, and this yet i havent had any problems!


Some more work needed under the hood to make it look good though, but im getting there!
Bled the brakes, fixed the flashers that stopped working last testdrive. Filled the car up with tools and spares and took it for a testdrive! I think i drove somewhere around 6-7 miles. No problems at all!




Some minor things to do before i really can start using it, and hope that it wont start playing with me again..

//Alex

[pbottomley]

COR... what a good looking car ..... nice to have two one to play with volvo powered and one as it came form vauxhall...

[Al3x]

COR... what a good looking car ..... nice to have two one to play with volvo powered and one as it came form vauxhall...

Yes, its quite nice as it is!
Exactly, if they whould have been the same colour it had been perfect. Nobody whould know what happends when i put my foot down

[viva les vegas]

Paint them both the same color then

[Al3x]

Paint them both the same color then

Whould be fun! We will see what happends!

Have a problem with the white that i cant understand by the way.. If i bleed the brakes everything is good, pedal feels stiff and good, doesnt lower when i hold pressure for a while. Allthough then when i get in the car the next day the pedal goes to the floor and i have to pump it to get pressure, just like if its air in the system. And if i bleed it then it works again, until the next day.. weird?!

//Alex

[viva les vegas]

Clean all pipes and flexies, bleed them as you have been, and then get something to hold the pressure on the brake pedal over night (lump of wood wedged between the pepdal and seat should do the trick). The next morning, see if the wood has fallen to the floor, and have a look at all the pipes and flexies, and joints, and probably be a good idea to look at your wheel cylinders too, for any signs of leakage. Might even be your master cylinder rubbers leaking slightly.

[Al3x]

Thanks! I Will try to check this as Dion as i can!

//alex

[Al3x]

Still stalls sometimes when hot!
Now i had a see through fuel hose so i could see that it looks to be loosing fuel and pumps air. *Bleep* in the tank or something with the pump should be all it can be then?

//Alex

[viva les vegas]

I'd go with sediment in the tank