So, mi 82 GL hatchy has been acting really funny. My mileage has gone to pot, and when turning to the right, it will stumble, miss, buck, and fart. Only when turning right tho. It has a fresh tune up on it, with maybe 100mi. Including all filters. As for the mileage it went from 300mi/ tank to like 200.

 

The car is all original, including the carby. I dont have the drive to swap a $300 weber on to a $500 car, so thats not an option. Besides, the body is way too rusty to invest much money into it.

 

I love my hatchy, but i cant drive it with it trying to cut out like that. My luck is it'll die and not start back!

 

Help me keep another hatchy on the road!

I`d start by checking the fuel level in the carb.It should be at the middle of the sight glass.

I`d start by checking the fuel level in the carb.It should be at the middle of the sight glass.

 

+1

 

I am guessing the tune up did not include carb work, as in a rebuild of some kind.  Assuming we're talking about a Hitachi, the main jets are on the passenger side of the fuel bowl or right side as I think you are referring.  If the fuel level in the bowl is low (float adjustment), then when you take a right turn the fuel gets "pushed" so to speak, to the left side of the bowl.  This can cause momentary fuel starvation because there isn't enough fuel over the jets.  $30 for a Hitachi rebuild kit, $20 for a Haynes manual that will take you through the procedure.

Since cash is an issue, a lot times you do not need a carb kit to reset the float level.

The trick is to remove the carb top w/o breaking  the gasket.Not always possible.

A break at a non-strategic location(not a vacuum passage) is not terminal.

I did not buy a carb kit in order to do the last few that I have done.

 

I would change BOTH fuel filters before even checking fuel level.

If they were changed very recently,I would at least remove them to check for a restriction(blow thru them).