carb freeze

[raj]

doesnt really apply to me as mine STILL isnt a runner:sad2:

so how are folks getting on with carb freeze in this weather?
if you suffer from it,what are you doing to cure it?

i remember my last gtt which i rebuilt,it would always splutter to a stop on freezing days, id have to wait a few mins before i could start it up and be on my way again.

as im still trying to get this current rebuild running properly, i was thinking of welding a nipple to the bms downpipe so i can route a pipe to the carb top as per OE setup. i could block this off during the warmer months!?

[Mart]

No prob's to report here, and there's been plenty of ice days (0c or lower) for a couple of weeks now.

[Spooky]

hmm...it does get very annoying...

on the motorway its a nightmare but around town its not so bad.

my cure is...full throttle & 20psi :D:agree:

[rs250nut]

doesnt really apply to me as mine STILL isnt a runner:sad2:

so how are folks getting on with carb freeze in this weather?
if you suffer from it,what are you doing to cure it?

i remember my last gtt which i rebuilt,it would always splutter to a stop on freezing days, id have to wait a few mins before i could start it up and be on my way again.

as im still trying to get this current rebuild running properly, i was thinking of welding a nipple to the bms downpipe so i can route a pipe to the carb top as per OE setup. i could block this off during the warmer months!?

I remember this last year as I broke down every morning on the way to work in the same spot. In the end I used a piece of cardboard to cover part of the intercooler, worked a treat.

[The new Bill J]

Do what I used to do, take the i/c off for the winter :D

[Kris M]

Wheres that famous picture bill ?????:D

[The new Bill J]

Wheres that famous picture bill ?????:D

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a71/mrb_gtt/monalisa.jpg

[JRP]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a71/mrb_gtt/monalisa.jpg


:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:: laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: GENUINE LOL

[Kris M]

:cooter:, very good :laugh::D

[Os8472]

I wouldn't of had any carb freeze issues if mine was on the road at the mo, gotta love EFI :D

[Shane P]

In the end I used a piece of cardboard to cover part of the intercooler, worked a treat.

:agree:

[markey b]

i cured it by connecting up the carb base pipes on the orange one, when i had the evo i/c i got it bad on the m25 and had ice on the outside of the carb!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/mark_wsmcuk/ABCD0007.jpg

raider has been perfect, infact in this recent weather its been going like a little standard rocket!

[5alldaway]

ive not run my car recently but in recent years when carb freeze was at its worst i just put the oe intercooler on and had no issues :)

[HULK]

worst problem for me is getting in the bloody thing. Central locking door solenoids are always frozen solid

[Spooky]

Went to Bristol last night, never saw more than 2-3degs a.c.t's @ 1 bar according to the trusty Ian S temp guage.

Funnily enough, I didnt suffer from any carb freeze...until I pulled up and the cars idle dropped to about 300rpm and conked out :p