Hi Folks, I love my 1982 L series, Aussie drive, Got it 2 years ago and almost no problems. It started bogging down, missing, so i replaced plugs, wires, ran some seafoam, and that fixed it, however, things have taken a mysterious turn.
8:30 AM... starts fine... as long as i use some choke (manual) until warm, it runs ok (otherwise it spits fuel vapour out of the carb, and misses)
runs fine all the way to work, no problems at all. I leave it all day, until:
5:00 PM, time to go home. it starts rough, and misses on either 1 cylinder, or even two. loud (and i mean LOUD) backfires, zero power, smells like petrol, my work mates think my car is a wreck. it's rough all the way home... turn it off, and its fine in the morning.
key question, what the heck is going on??? why would 12 hours overnight be ok, but 8 hours in a parkinglot cause all hell to break loose? is the car afraid of my wife?