86 crx hf stalling itself

[whiteEVOVIII]

hey guys...new to the forums..I got a 86 crx hf the other day with the 1.5 carburator in it....not familiar with carburators at all so loking for some advise..the car runs fine when its moving but when I put my foot on the clutch it stalls and shuts off.....just wondering if someone can give me some advise on what to do to fix it...so far I have put a brand new exhaust on it, replaced the cap, rotor, spark plugs, wires, changed all the fluids and it has a new air filter.........any help would be greatly appriciated

[lilantwan]

i bought pretty much the same car the other day but mine was a 85. i have the same problem as you also please let me know whats the deal. i dont think we have that many carb guys out here.....

[aquarius]

i have an 85 carb edition and the factory
carb is a big pain in the butt so i plan to put dual webbers on it

[lilantwan]

Originally Posted by aquarius

i have an 85 carb edition and the factory
carb is a big pain in the butt so i plan to put dual webbers on it

cool i did a spray test today to the outside of the carb and its trasted idel went up to 4k and so i said its time to get another one, i found a weber kit http://www.carburetion.com/weber/Dat...26&Model=CIVIC

but no price posted and then i found this place that has cheap carbs
http://carburetorexchange.com/db/php...n_model_id=346
with no core so im happy about that. im just wondering with will i need to get aswell. gaskets, plates? things like that anyone help. do i remove the choke and whatnot.

Anthony

[dredknought]

you will need all the gaskets and the plate. you don't need a new carb. replace the gaskets. i had an 83 civic first edition crx. same motor. alls you need is the gaskets. take it to a carb shop and tell them to rebuild it. the reason you are stalling is because your not getting any gas. carbs rely on suction. you might not even need it rebuilt. i just replaced gaskets and it worked fine try that first.

[lilantwan]

rebuild here is about 250 and i have to pull it myself. and this also means that i have a old rebuild carb that seems to have nothing but leaks on every where. where can i grab the gasket kit only for this carb.. i would feel better getting a carb with a sound warenty from carb exchange
also im getting to send them my core and help out the system. to keep things cheap. in chicago no one can be trusted.

[dredknought]

ok buy the gaskets and the metal under plate. buy a carb mount and aline it and if it doesn't start adjust on the read of the car the amount of fuel going in. you are going to need a timing light to make sure your timing is correct and your not misfiring aswell. civic's/crx's timing is very delicate and a carb swap might upset it and make it misfire

[lilantwan]

oh yeah btw how hard is it to build a rock soild carb?
i would think to a novice it might take a day. and thats time i dont have. but it is much cheaper, i dont think i can do it. Anyone reading this from chicago? wanna help out?

[lilantwan]

Originally Posted by dredknought

ok buy the gaskets and the metal under plate. buy a carb mount and aline it and if it doesn't start adjust on the read of the car the amount of fuel going in. you are going to need a timing light to make sure your timing is correct and your not misfiring aswell. civic's/crx's timing is very delicate and a carb swap might upset it and make it misfire

oh yeah timing is off looked at im about a inch away!!! damn time to have the mech start pulling i need to get the timing down first from what i have been told.

[dredknought]

carbs are actually pretty simple inside and out. get a chiltons manual or a hanes they'll give you direct info on how to do this. some tools may be required

[aquarius]

get a chilton it has more carb info i have a copy of both and chilton is better for carb

[lilantwan]

ok thanks guys hopefully i can do this. im going to that to rent some toolz get a bucket and some hog wash.