Talked to the mechanic...

[Ogrestiva]

Well, I talked to the mechanic and he said that my bucking problem is coming from the carb, and that it either needs to be replaced or rebuilt. The car runs great except for that jumping when you start off. He said that rebuilding would be about $200 for just the labor, my question is: Should I rebuild or replace the carb, and if I am replacing it, is there a better version to replace it with, or should I just get a stock one? I have a rebuild kit, but I don't really know that much about carbs, so I'm a little lost here. Any help would be great, Thanx!

[Festiva_tunner]

I can check and see if the repair manual I have has the rebuild instructions - if it does I'll pm you

[hawkdoc60]

If you lived closer, I would rebuild it for you for the price of the kit.

[Tim]

Well, I talked to the mechanic and he said that my bucking problem is coming from the carb, and that it either needs to be replaced or rebuilt. The car runs great except for that jumping when you start off. He said that rebuilding would be about $200 for just the labor, my question is: Should I rebuild or replace the carb, and if I am replacing it, is there a better version to replace it with, or should I just get a stock one? I have a rebuild kit, but I don't really know that much about carbs, so I'm a little lost here. Any help would be great, Thanx!

Can you live with the problem?

My first Festy bucked like a wild bronco when I took off. I compensated by feathering the clutch when people were riding with me, and simply ignored it when I was driving alone.

If it's driving you nuts I'd recommend rebuilding or replacing the carb, whichever is cheapest. There don't seem to be any aftermarket carbs for the Festiva, unless you want to go custom. The stock one is more than adequate for the B3 engine; some here have even used it on a B6 with no problems.

[project b6t]

find a used one (there are a couple on here) and put that one in. If the problem persist rebuild the stock one you took out.

[Ogrestiva]

Can you live with the problem?

My first Festy bucked like a wild bronco when I took off. I compensated by feathering the clutch when people were riding with me, and simply ignored it when I was driving alone.

That's exactly what I've been doing and yeah, I can live with it for the most part, but I don't want to put excess strain on the vehicle.

[Ogrestiva]

If you lived closer, I would rebuild it for you for the price of the kit.

You're too Awesome!

[hawkdoc60]

You're too Awesome!

Stop or you'll make me blush. LOL Seriously, I like to help out my Festiva owning bretheren if I can.

[WmWatt]

Why, exactly, does the mechanic say it's the carb? Ask him to explain what the carb is doing to make the car buck. My car bucked on startup after I replaced the ICM. I don't think it was the carb. The bucking went away by itself upon restarting. Pretty sure it was spark timing.

[Ogrestiva]

He adjusted the timing issue and the idle speed. he said that he wouldn't know exactly the problem until he opened it up, but it's probably either a warned down part or a gaskit, or a washer or just a bunch of gunk somewhere.

[Tim]

That's exactly what I've been doing and yeah, I can live with it for the most part, but I don't want to put excess strain on the vehicle.

I drove mine for <30k like that. It never gave me a single problem as a result of the bucking, and I wasn't the nicest driver. When I sold the car with 220k or so, it was still going strong.


-Tim

[Levitan]

Daniel,

Snatch up another carb and throw it on your car. See if it runs better. Whether it does or doesn't, send your carb with the rebuild kit I gave you to Hawk, throw him a bone for his troubles. Then you have a spare or throw it on and make the other a spare. Also, find another distributor for a spare. Sorry to hear you're having problems with the car, bro. I feel bad considering I sold it to you. But like I told you, I just swapped the distributor and did the basic cap, wires, plugs thang. Get this lil' glitch fixed and you have you a good car for a long time. I'll keep my eyes open for a carb and distributor.

[Mizery]

well i would have laughed at him when he said 200 to rebuild the carb. and ten asked him what he was smoking, so i could sell it and make a huge profit. becasue 200 is a bit much i would think to rebuild a carb for a festiva. best bet is to either get some on from teh forums to rebuild it fro you or buy a used one for alot cheaper than 200.

[zoe60]

Change your O2 sensor first. Thats the main thing that fixed my '89, although I did replace almost every other ignition and fuel delivery part first. Timing helps too. Mine runs perfect now.

[Ogrestiva]

Daniel,

Snatch up another carb and throw it on your car. See if it runs better. Whether it does or doesn't, send your carb with the rebuild kit I gave you to Hawk, throw him a bone for his troubles. Then you have a spare or throw it on and make the other a spare. Also, find another distributor for a spare. Sorry to hear you're having problems with the car, bro. I feel bad considering I sold it to you. But like I told you, I just swapped the distributor and did the basic cap, wires, plugs thang. Get this lil' glitch fixed and you have you a good car for a long time. I'll keep my eyes open for a carb and distributor.

I ran some more carb cleaner through it and changed the fuel filter and it seems to run better, but it still jumps a bit.