Hey,

 

I'm getting really really bad fuel mileage from my EA82 hitachi leone. It also has no acceleration, could this be caused by the choke not operating correctly??

It's a possibility. Is the idle high?

Check the choke position with the air cleaner off, and the car warm. If the choke is anything other than vertical, it's got a problem.

Of course, it could also have a sunk float, some debris in the needle and seat, etc.

It idles really high at first, but after I blip the accelerator it drops to just under a 1000rpm.

Also if I leave the car idling it forms a puddle of unburnt fuel out the back of the exhaust>?

The choke flap thing never gets to be fully vertical, it is always only slightly open?

 

Any ideas?

unburnt fuel is not cool...it sounds like the choke isn't coming off

how old is the airfilter, as my ute started chewing fuel and getting gutless....i thought it was a carb problem till i thought about all the gravel roads i'd been driving on....new air filter and i had my ute back doing things like it should

Ok, here's a starting point for ya-

With the engine cold, take the air cleaner assembly off. There is a black cap on the side of the carb, held on with three screws, this is the bi-metal coil. It's heated by an electric current running through it, and operates both the choke and high idle. Give the throttle a little kick to set the choke, then loosen the screws holding the cap on. Rotate the cap until the choke plate is just barely touching the bore of the carb, and then tighten the screws down. Make sure the wires are hooked up as well, since if those aren't working the choke won't open. If this is anything like a standard US carb, the choke should only get power when the engine is running, so you might have to plug the vacuum lines to the air cleaner and check your voltage that way. Again, if it's like an american car, it'll only be 6-9volts.

I don't have my car up and running right now, so I can't give you any more in depth info. If you are still having problems tomorrow, I'll be able to help more then.