Sorry Gunk , I meant a bypass, just a matter of taking off the forward pipes removing the solenoid and joining the remaining pipes together

 

In a car, I'd be looking at the plug wires. Check that they are seated in the coils, and that they are firmly on the plug.

Under load, a lot more voltage is needed to fire the plug. Unless the coil went bad (damned unlikely), then the transmission path (plug wires) are where to look.

Anyway, always with new issues, ya gotta ask: What did I do last that might have caused this deal? Seeing as how this popped up right after the plug change, that's where you need to be looking.

 

Sorry to hijack this thread but I’ve been thinking about your suggestion Bill and how best to do it.

Am I right that if I just connect Tube 5 to hose 10 and leave everything in situ, I’ll bypass the solenoid?



If this is the case and it runs fine I could then just rip it all out

 

Hi Gunk, yes basically, just follow the front pipes from the nose intakes, disconnect them off the solenoid and connect the Hose 10 and 5 intakes together , you can leave the pipes in place, in case you want to set it up with the solenoid later unconnect the solenoid as it wont be needed, all air will be supplied by the scoop intake

 

Ah simples, thanks!

Are those silly little additional air filters necessary or could I bin them and just join the pipes

 

Hi Gunk , the only one that's not needed is the pipes from the front Auxillary air cleaner, the other 2 are needed as they clean the air from the scoop that doesnt go through the air box Filter,
As you can see off these 2 schematics ,Hoses 10 and 5

 

Thanks for the advice Bill, I’ve ordered two of these 14mm




And I’ll bypass the solenoid and the small filter by tube 5 in my original post. I’ll keep you updated. If it works It’ll be a super cheap fix!

 

Might help rev through the gears as well Gunk

 

Hey,
When your at idle and rev her up does she return to idle immediately or no?
Just wondering if any loose debris wa pulled into the carbs after the removal of the air filter?

Regards,
Tj

 

Finally found some time to finish off the solenoid bypass.

I ordered one of these off eBay for just over a pound



Makes the pipework look very neat and OEM



Fitted a replacement fuel pipe (the original had split), which was a pig as it’s so tight and there is no room under the tank, but it went on in the end.

Took it for a short test ride and although it’s the best it’s ever been (no difference in power with the solenoid removed) it still splutters and loses power between 5,000 and 6,000 rpm, so further investigations are needed.