205 Xs Idling And Running Issues

[magicmopman 0]

Hi guys,

 

I've got a strange issue with my 1989 205 XS, the car tends to run really well and is still quite quick however the car will usually stall if I'm slowing for traffic lights. The carb reeks of fuel after I turn the car off and often 3 or 4 drips of fuel will drop from the carb itself after shut down.

 

The strange thing is that if I use the accelerator pedal to hold the car at around 1000rpm for a couple of seconds it'll then hold a near perfect idle!

 

I've tried looking for vacuum leaks with no sucess, I've replaced the dizzy cap, rotor arm, leads and plugs.

 

I do suspect that the car is running rich, it smells that way and is not too clever on fuel at the moment. I was thinking about getting the car on a CO machine this weekend and dropping the oil out whilst I'm at it.

 

Anything else you think I should try?

 

Cheers

[MikeM 5]

Perhaps there could be a bit of crud somewhere, possibly a sticky needle valve or incorrect float height? If you remove the carb from the car and give it a stripdown and a clean with an airline or some carb cleaner then maybe youll sort the problem. Doesnt take much crud in a carb to unsettle it.

 

My Xs did this a couple of times and I just removed the carb and gave it a good clean and all was well.

 

Cheers

[tdr_1976 41 1 Cars]

Could be a sticky float needle, and it's causing it to over fuel.

 

I regularly blast carb cleaner through mine at fairly high revs to make sure every bit of crud is flushed out.

[magicmopman 0]

I've run quite a lot of carb cleaner through the old girl, enough to smog out the main road outside my house anyway! Even the finest of Italian tune-ups hasn't seemed to have helped.. it's time I stopped being a girl about it and looked into the guts of the carb. Thanks for your help guys.

Edited June 13, 2012 by magicmopman

[tdr_1976 41 1 Cars]

It sounds like it needs a full service matey! Pop into your local Peugeot dealer for a service kit!

[jonXS 30 1 Cars]

or you can order one from here

http://www.franzose....aetze/ANR72470/

 

should be all that you need

 

jon

 

 

P.S should be less than peugeot dealer

Edited June 13, 2012 by jonXS

[magicmopman 0]

^^ Great find, thanks matey

[jonXS 30 1 Cars]

^^ Great find, thanks matey

no problem, got the info from a psooc member