1600 xflow running rough in 2nd

[stuart]

Guys I have a 1600 in my khanacross bunky it's not standard but what cam it has I don't know? It's got a electronic ignition and a 32/36 off a pinto and it runs fine in 1st,idles fine revs fine but when changing up a gear it coughs and farts!!!!

Anyone got a idea what's going on??

[ozstang65]

I always had problems with 32/36 on motorkhana cars and recently on my track car. Replaced with sidedrafts - problem solvered.

[stuart]

Do you think it's a vacuum issue or fuel delivery / jetting that the 32/36 lacks . Side drafts are not the quick cheep fix I was looking for !!

What do side drafts really give you other than more air ?

[ozstang65]

There's probably a fix available as i'm pretty sure the formula fords have to run them. The last one i had would cough and splutter out of right-handers (mainly). I never persued making it work, someone else on here might have a better idea of what needs doing to get the 32/36 running better. A pair of 40mm Dellortos might be a cheap upgrade option, i replaced the 32/36 on my last pinto with these and it worked very well.

I played a little bit with jetting and float levels (incresed) which helped (minor), but the problem was still there.

[Matt1975]

I'd try cleaning & rebuilding it with a new gasket kit and then see how it goes.

Cheers

Matt