my new/first sj

[DaveRobson]

what i can remember it has;
su carb conversion
power steering coversion
snorkel
winch (dunno what but seems strong)
swift gti front seats and steering wheel
some other stuff, cant remember tho =(

[DaveRobson]

it was 1k
and the bloke who sold it offerd me a spare engine too, said if i ever need any parts or problems to go back to him. only lives 5miles away and is building a new sj

[4eye]

that do look a sweet lil sj....

[DaveRobson]

i only got about 80miles from £20 pound approx 16ltr of petrol.
its a 1.3 with su carb

is this normal? hoped it would of been beter than that =(

[Edweird]

i only got about 80miles from £20 pound approx 16ltr of petrol.
its a 1.3 with su carb

is this normal? hoped it would of been beter than that =(

That's pretty poor actually, something might be wrong, like it's pumping in too much fuel i.e. running rich. Most people seem to get 30+ (depending on mods, engines, gearboxes etc.)

[ScottieJ]

i only got about 80miles from £20 pound approx 16ltr of petrol.
its a 1.3 with su carb

is this normal? hoped it would of been beter than that =(

That's pretty poor actually, something might be wrong, like it's pumping in too much fuel i.e. running rich. Most people seem to get 30+ (depending on mods, engines, gearboxes etc.)

Really??? I was lucky to get 28mpg in my 410 and that was set up perfectly.

If it is set up correctly and you drive gently you should see 25 to 28 mpg from my experience. if you rev it quite a lot and do a lot of stop/start (i.e. town) driving your going to see low 20s.

It does sound to me like it needs a bit of a tune up (unless as said above you've been driving it hard)

Oh and welcome to the forum.

Out of interest how is your front winch mounted? has the bumper/mounts been reinforced as I would not trust a cut down standard bumper and the standard mounts to stay attached for very long under large winching forces. Not having a dig, just being concerned for yours and others safety thats all!

[DaveRobson]

i was driving it a bit heavy. eased up now but still doesnt seem great =(

i found a very small air leak today, and im gonna check tapets plugs emisions etc over the next week.

[Edweird]

Really??? I was lucky to get 28mpg in my 410 and that was set up perfectly.

Oh, well, alright then, ignore me. I was just repeating something I remember reading on the forums about people getting 30mpg. I guess it depends how you drive, where you drive and what you drive. A fifth gear will help fuel economy, if you don't have one, but from what people have told me (I've been considering getting a 5 speed box for mine) the little trucks don't pull well in top gear.....then again, why would they, it's a cruising gear.

[ScottieJ]

I think some people do exagerate (spelling?) their mpg figures on forums. My 1.6 8v is pretty bad as i know the carb is a bit dodgy and I have got the drag of two transfer boxes and 33s.

[DaveRobson]

today i did the emissions
co - 12 spec - 1.5
hc - 800 spec - 300

hopefully this will help, i'll have to re do it after ive checked tapets and timing, but didnt have time today