My SD1 is stalling.Its when i press the accelerator pedal,i'l try and describe it best i can.When the engines warmed up i press the pedal(Not hard) and the revs die and make a low sounding noise then press harder it catches up and revs normally(towards the red).Again when im not pressing the pedal, the engine ticking over, i put more pressure on the pedal(so it revs faster)the engine overcomes the stall quickly.I suspect the carbs but unsure.Anyone else had this problem and how they fixed it?.The engine has stromberg carbs.

Thanks

My engine did that when cold... it was the automatic choke stuck at off position. So maybe your is stuck so the automatic choke is always on?

Right,Im going taking the engine out then. .The bloody wiring is a mess inside the engine bay,the engine's filthy,rebuild the carbs and fix the other 14 problems around the car as well!! .God help me!.She is going to be rested for a good while.Who says owning cars is boring??

Strip a rangie for its EFi bits and sort the problem

Thats a kick ass idea! What bits would i need though/So i'd have a rough idea.

Im about to do that myself to my car. Its not as simple as it sounds. You need SD1 efi fuel tank, fuel pump, fuel line and return line and all the induction bits. Plus you need to make a few wire changes to the fuel pump one.

Does ramon have any tutorial for this?

I wouldn't touch an olde efi setup with a barge pole. Just a pile of problems waiting to happen.
And, with all due respect, if you can't sort carb problems, you'll not have a hope in hell of sorting an efi what with dodgy loom connections, sensors, ecu, etc.
Get rid of the FASD carbs, and get an early SU setup from an SD1 or Landrover, with manual choke. Or if you're not bothered about originality, go for a 4-barrel setup from RPI.
Keep it simple.


If you want to fix your existing carbs, overhaul them as per the Haynes Book of Half-truths. Before doing a full overhaul, you might start with checking the float level, the dashpot oil...
Have you got an exhaust gas analyser?
The Gunson is not to be sniffed at, I use it every six months to check the mixture on my carbs. You also need an airflow meter, Edelbrock do one, for balancing.
But steer clear of efi

HAVE YOU BEEN SMOKING CRACK?!!?! EFI > Carbs any day. When your fitting an efi system to replace carbs its not a big job to go through the efi loom for bad connections. You get more power, better economy, better emissions... carb good points vs efi? Simplicity? You cant even defend the carbs price vs an efi system if your replacing SU with 4barrel because you have to buy whole new carb and intake.

Mostly those ECU "blow ups" are just cold solderings and by re soldering whole board the problem goes away.

I've seen your car 'in the flesh' Ramon,I think you would enjoy ripping off one of your legs more than selling it .Carbs? pass me the stone chisel please,I'm going to invent the wheel.