Re: [alfa] Re: Fouled plugs and extremely hot CAT

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 12:22 AM 4/5/04, skippatnode wrote:

For both carbs to do it simultaneously, chances are best it is either the
chokes both on OR the fuel pressure regulator quit and let the pressure go
high.

You didn't say what sort of fuel pump is on the car post retro-fitting it
with carbys.

Greg

>Don,
>    Sounds like the carbs are flooding for some reason like either the needles
>are not seating properly or the 'chokes' are in the on position.
>    Another thing, maybe the cat is plugged.
>Skip Patnode
>67 Duetto
>Norfolk, Va
>
>
>Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 18:06:38 -0500
>From: Don Harvey <donharvey@domain.elided>
>Subject: [alfa] Fouled plugs and extremely hot CAT
>
>So I'm cruising in my '86 Alfa Spider all day yesterday and she was
>running sweet.  I went to take her out last night and, well he had a
>fight.  She was coughing and puttering, and long story short, after
>about 1/4 mile, I took her back home.  Heck, almost didn't make it.  I
>smelled the faint aroma of burning exhaust pipes and peaked under the
>car.  The CAT was extremely hot - like red to orange hot.  So I figure,
>either it is running extremely lean or extremely rich.  I took the
>plugs out and they are black, dry and fouled.  She's been retro'd to
>dual webers.  Any thoughts on what happened all of a sudden on my
>fuel/air mix?  Ignition problem maybe and not firing correctly?  Where
>the heck do I go from here?  Thanks for the input....
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