We have a b reg petrol spacecruiser we had a recon engine 3 years ago cost nearly £3,000, a lot of money but worth it for our'baby'we'd completetely rebuilt the bodywork after engine was done we have only done about 3 thousand miles should the head gasket have gone creamy gunky stuff in carb should we take it back to the garage after all this time we've run out of money.thanks for any help i can get
- (#14517) linda, 11 Dec 04 07:45
Any ideas where we can get a workshop manual for our B reg space'baby'cruiser
- (#14517) linda, 11 Dec 04 07:48
Linda (one or two?)
Manual try getting the Gregory Tarago manual, Australian version of the Spacecruiser, see under manuals in Ace Answers.
Creamy white where in oil filler hole or in carb?
- (#14517) Clive (Bristol), 11 Dec 04 08:00
thanks for manual tips creamy white in carb
- (#14517) linda, 12 Dec 04 03:22
Get a can of carb cleaner, and a petrol addative/cleaner. Follow the direction and then go for a long drive and refill with new clean petrol.
I suspect you have got some water in somewhere, likely to have been condensation in the fuel tank, that has dissolved into the fuel then emulsified on heating up in the route from tank to engine.
- (#14517) Clive (Bristol), 12 Dec 04 03:55
Linda,
I would go with Clive and use a petrol addative/cleaner and go for a good drive but as well as that I would also change the fuel and air filters for new.
- (#14517) Bill, 12 Dec 04 07:16
Linda,
Have you just got gunk, or is also running rough, misfiring, overheating or noisey or anything?
Have you checked the oil and water? Is there any white gunk in either of those?
Is the gunk actually inside the carb, Ie in the float chamber, or only in the top air inlet between the carb and the air filter?
If you have only done a few thousand miles in three years, the gunk could be the result of the cold and damp on the engine oil, especially if you have not changed it because you have not done many miles. You would also get this effect if you only do short, cold running journeys - even if you have regularly changed the oil and filter.
So like Clive and Bill have said, as well as cleaning the fuel lines, clean the oil as well - which will mean changing the oil and filter. Engine oil can only absorb so much water vapour, and then in time it will emulsify - turn white and sludgy.
Stewart
- (#14517) Stewart, 14 Dec 04 17:12