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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Beginner / Repair => Topic started by: michiganglocker on October 04, 2011, 10:32:17 AM
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Hey Guys - I am new to the forum, I just purchased an 88 Samurai around 3 weeks ago. It was running great for the first couple of weeks but now I am starting to have some problems. The engine stalls during idle, and it feels like it is getting bogged down when under a load. I can feather the pedal when not in gear and it the engine runs fine at higher RPMs. But as soon as I put it in gear and take off it wants to stall out. I have replaced all of the things a beginner would start with, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, fuel filter and PCV valve. I don't think its the choke, because it does this even when its ran for 20 minutes. Not sure if I am loosing compression or not, but just a few days ago I could get it up to 65 MPH. Any ideas?
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I have also changed the air filter and double checked all of the vacuum line connections. I changed the oil with a blended, was this stupid?
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Did you put new plugs, cap are rotor on at the same time as the new air filter?
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yes, I did plugs, wires, rotor, cap, air filter, PCV valve all in the same day. It ran great for around 10 days. Started getting the problem just this weekend. could I be running rich?
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Sounds like it is a lack of gas, not too much gas.
Try changing the fuel filter. If that doesn't fix the problem, then there is probably crap in the carb and it is clogging/restricting the jets. So you'll have to take the carb apart, clean it, adjust it and that will likely fix the problem.