Need help with a carby

[muddevil01]

Ok I bought an 88 festy a little while back and I'm trying to get it on the road since my 91 is down ok so when I go to give it throttle it's extremely sluggish and if I give it more than half throttle it dies once I do get it moving by feathering the throttle it will accel. Slowly and then every once in a while it will backfire through the exhaust it's got a new fuel pump and filter is this a carb issue or a disty issue all vacuum lines are hooked up

[georgeb]

If it's been sitting awhile put fresh gas w/carb cleaner. Give it a few drives to clean out before the next step which is more difficult.

[Movin]

Have you checked your tune up settings? If the timing is off check your T belt, If the timing does not advance then check the disty internals. Then carb settings. Then clean out and blow out the carb...

[muddevil01]

Yeah the car has a new timing belt according to all the service records that I got with the car but that doesn't mean it's right I can advance the disty manually and it seems to work properly I put a carb off of a parts car that I hadn't heard run and it runs much better but not right I can't get the idle to go lower than 1500 rpms and mid throttle it acts kinda like a holley with a bad power valve

[Pu241]

I'd be giving some attention to the accelerator pump.
Had a very similar issue with a 1st gen civic, replaced the accelerator pump and all was right with the world, till something else needed attention.
Remember diagnose then repair/replace.

[windy1]

carby

sounds like the accelerator pump. buy a rebuilt carb,from auto zone.this is why kia,switched to fuel injection. u could spray a can of carb cleaner,thru carb,but that wont help u,if u,got a rotted accel.pump.dump carb,get a fresh one

[Damkid]

Remember diagnose then repair/replace.

sounds like the accelerator pump. buy a rebuilt carb,from auto zone.this is why kia,switched to fuel injection. u could spray a can of carb cleaner,thru carb,but that wont help u,if u,got a rotted accel.pump.dump carb,get a fresh one

You must work at a shady garage if your always telling people to replace parts before diagnosing properly

Good job :thumbright:

[htchbck]

KartRacer46. He will tell you how to fix it, or rebuild yours for you if you want. He's the MAN!

[htchbck]

sounds like the accelerator pump. buy a rebuilt carb,from auto zone.this is why kia,switched to fuel injection. u could spray a can of carb cleaner,thru carb,but that wont help u,if u,got a rotted accel.pump.dump carb,get a fresh one

Sounds like your way of offering help on diagnosing and fixing problems is broken. You need to replace it immediately. Also, replace your shift key and your spacebar while you are at it, the shift key isn't working at all, and the spacebar is very intermittent. Thanks!

[RhodeStiva]

Check fuel filter or you might have bad gas

[georgeb]

sounds like the accelerator pump. buy a rebuilt carb,from auto zone.this is why kia,switched to fuel injection. u could spray a can of carb cleaner,thru carb,but that wont help u,if u,got a rotted accel.pump.dump carb,get a fresh one

You're an idiot.

[FestYboy]

^ good, i'm not the only one.

[RhodeStiva]

My bad i was thinking a 91 . Nevermind im clueless. Lol

[muddevil01]

Ok it's running much better I lubed up all the linkages and ran some carb and choke cleaner through it but I found that the accel. pump rod wasn't fully functional due to being partially stuck so a healthy dose of wd40 and its working better still has a studder so until I can find an upgrade for a carb it will work

[zoe60]

You could buy a rebuild kit and just put in the accelerator pump if your not comfortable taking the carb apart. It's just 4 screws on the back of the carb.