pickme
672 posts
Joined: 08/09/2004 23:10:14
Location: Chippenham United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
needle
WinSU says BDL for that set up.
Posted: Aug 22, 2005 08:22 PM
John
1948 posts
Joined: 28/05/2006 16:49:46
Location: cambridge United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
engine problems can any one help please
yeah bfy and bdl virtually the same either might work. if there too rich might have to find someting in between bej and bdl/bfy. as ur using a standard head, cam and airfilter bdl may work out too rich. i wouldnt of thought bej would run as bad as ur saying with such limited mods. alloy intake shudnt affect mixture much as its same porting as cast iron one but just doesnt get as hot(if it did engine wouldnt run well at all till the intake had really heated up. then u have ur exhaust system they dont normally affect mixture massivly either as the air has already been sucked in unless uv fit a large bore system which can affect low rpm mixture through backflow.
Posted: Apr 19, 2007 03:05 PM
tom
15 posts
Joined: 15/11/2006 19:11:40
Location: United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
very poor running
just bought a bdl carb needle and nows runs very well. cheers anyway lads.
Posted: Jan 24, 2007 03:38 PM
jimmer
55 posts
Joined: 08/11/2004 18:36:11
Location: Glastonbury United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
my 1992 mayfair with a 1275 metro engine
hi do you think a should put the bdl needle in my carb because im gona order my parts i need for my car thanks mate
Posted: Jul 01, 2007 05:47 PM
Jake Holmes
172 posts
Joined: 14/02/2009 21:39:11
Location: Walton on Thames United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
HIF 38 CARBURETTOR
My car has a 12A sprite engine and a HIF44 with a BDL needle. I get 54bhp as opposed to the standard (i think) 50.
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 03:26 PM
sounds like its running to lean give a bdl needle a go. if its running very lean combustion temps will be high and could destroy ur pistons. is ur current needle bej?
Posted: Apr 19, 2007 12:42 AM
brian
9 posts
Joined: 05/01/2005 20:13:27
Location: thirsk United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
hello ive got just about the same set up as you the BDL is fine but i fitted a BBW from mini spares and got it on the rolling road yesterday and its great 55 bhp at the wheels (65 bhp engine). so could try BBW
Posted: Apr 04, 2006 08:44 PM
Crashnburn1981
158 posts
Joined: 04/12/2004 16:50:02
Location: glastonbury United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Ok cheers Might give that a try, was planning on hittin the rollers anyways, so id the bdl is fine to get me there, then they can sort me out. Cheers Nick
Posted: Apr 05, 2006 09:14 PM
carbs
1. Probably the best thing to use is the HIF44 mounting bracket. It has the throttle and choke mounting points on it. Dont forget the little clip youll need for the choke cable. They can be a sod to find seperately. 2. You could try a BDL as a start, or for a slightly richer top end, a BBW. 3. I have a spare HIF44 and would swap it for a pair of HS6 carbs, but we are possible not in the best geographical location for this.
Posted: Sep 03, 2005 07:37 AM
JK
11 posts
Joined: 15/09/2004 16:53:23
Location: WESTCLIFF ON SEA United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
CARB
at present im rebuilding my 1380, and as this is taking a while i have put my old city e 998 lump back in. having de-coked the head and fitted new valve stem oil seals; the only carb and exhaust system i had were from the 1380 (hif44 carb, k&n air filter, maniflow lcb and big bore dtm box. the engine will only run ok with a thin needle, say bdl which i was running in the 1380, it hates other needles i got down the breakers from other 1 litres and 1275cc metros. however at the mot the emissions were off the scale. however it does feel quite fast, but then does drink petrol. thats my experience anyway :-)
Posted: Jun 04, 2005 05:30 PM
which needle
ul have to do a bit of trial and improvement unless anyone else has same setup. so id start with bbw, if its too rich use bdl, if bbw is too lean use bdk.
if not take it to rolling road to be setup properly, ul still need a needle to start with for that. warning if u run the engine too lean it can seriously damage the engine in extream cases can melt pistons. if u run too rich over longer periods of time the engine will wear out and it will fail its mot on emishions.
Posted: Oct 22, 2007 10:23 PM
Hi, Can someone suggest the correct carb needle for my engine, 1275 cooper carb engine ( 12H), HIF44 carb, Pipercross cone filter, single box exhaust, maniflow stage one manifold, minispares inlet manifold, i appreciate it mey not be an exact match, but i am currently using a BDL, and not too sure if this is correct, Cheers Nick
Posted: Apr 04, 2006 06:24 PM
Woody Mk1
Joined: 04/11/2004 17:10:51
Location: N.T. Hong Kong SAR
Overheat with HIF 44 Needle
HI, Please help to sort out which is the best needle to use as we have no Dyno facility here, my 1275S engine with no modification, but ST 731 cam, 10.5 : 1 compression, RC 40 and maniflow, single HIF44 I use the BDL needle , temp going up even with electric fan kicks in, in air temp around 22 degress, should go overheat in traffic during Summer time, plugs shown hot and even with jet mixture adjust to richer position, still no cure! should I go for a richer needle or I have other problem, it will not got overheat when I used a HS4 998 carb but lack of power, timing is 14 degrees at 1000 rpm by strobe gun with an S distributor?
Al
Posted: Apr 11, 2007 10:55 AM
hiya buddy yeah iv put the bdl needle in but its still abit judder first thing when starting up it just dosnet seem to run as smooth as what it should when i fully open the throttle iv changed my points and dissy cap but is it worth checking the gap again do you know what exact gap size it should be on a 1275 engine also my distibutor is from my orginal 998 engine but fitted it to my 1275 because the one that came with it was electronic ignition and wasnt to sure abou wireing it in also its got a 998 coil would that make much differnce in any way
so on my mixture screw is it clock wise to weaken and anti to riching is it very straight forward to set up the mixture correctly
my dad says i should put twin su's but im not so sure what do u reckon many thank againg for all your help and support
Posted: Apr 28, 2007 12:03 AM
TIMMO
1 posts
Joined: 13/06/2005 12:54:08
Location: GWENT United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
NEEDLE
PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP ME,WHAT NEEDLE DOES WINSU SAY FOR THE FOLLOWING SPEC AND ALSO WHATS THE BEST ROLLING ROAD NEAR SOUTH WALES,CURRENTLY RUNNING IN ON BDL NEEDLE SEEMS LEAN IN THE MIDRANGE. THANKS TIMMO! 1312 12G940 STAGE THREE 9.75/1 HIF44 K+N CONE WITH SMALL RAMPIPE KENT MD 276 MANIFLOW LCB SINGLE RC40
Posted: Apr 08, 2006 06:51 PM
Minbinz
29 posts
Joined: 14/01/2005 14:30:12
Location: Louth United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
HIF44 Carb variation
Hi, I have just recently purchased a new HIF44 carb from ebay at a pretty good price when I received it and checked it out , it had an identl tag on with FZX1475 on. Further investigation shows it has a BFM needle and is for a Montego 1600. Further checking shows that the HIF44 used on the metro has an ident tag with FZX1409 with a BDL needle.
I want to use it on the Metro 1275 I have just transplanted in my mini.
Q Is it just the case of swapping the needle out to use it on the 1275 or is there more to it than that ?
Posted: May 22, 2006 06:44 PM
tuning
Hi, My cooper has just undergone a 4 month restoration, the engine out, subframes off the works, ive just finished putting it all back together and its about to be painted. Now the one remaining job that i tend to sheep my way around is tuning the engine to get it running properly, now i hate this job cos i very rarely get it right, i know what i need to do but never works out that way, ive just bought meself a tming strobe and i have a colourtune and want to set it up, i know that you will all say get it to a rolling road, but ive just spend the best part of 700 quid on the car and i need to do it a bit cheaper untill i can afford a session on the rollers, The engine is: 1275 carb cooper engine, maniflow lcb with single box exhaust, Minispares inlet, HIF44 with pipercross foam cone, BDL Needle, Standard Elec Ignition, Anyone got some surefire tips and procedures for getting this done, Cheers Nick P
Posted: Feb 16, 2006 12:06 AM
hi mate i removed my needle on my carb on snday and the needle is a bej needle and i took apart the carb i did have on my car and that was a bdl needle and i refitted my k and n filter its running alot better then what it did i ha to screw my mixture screw one turn and it reved up quite smooth but its still a bit juddering when underload first thing in the morning when the engine is cold and the revs drops until its warm but it also smells quite rich when i first start it up i was just wondering if there maybe a different needle i should try.
on my carb hiff44 is this right to screw mixture screw clockwise and weaking anti clockwise
does my rev counter work off the coil cause its not working as it should
thans again for all your help
Posted: Apr 25, 2007 10:34 PM
so have u fitted the bdl needle as that will more likly work better its the mg metro needle.
or have u just put the bej needle to the rich position.
bej is the standard metro needle it will be too lean.
i wouldnt of thought it would go from bad running from being lean to smelling of fuel from being overly rich on one needle.
yeah rev counter should run off the coil but im no expert on how they are wired or anything like that.
what i would recomend cheaking is the condition of ur ignition system. the rev counter will not work well if the points are in bad order so maybe worth replacing the points, cheaking distributor cap contacts for coroshion and replacing ignition leads as the standard carbon string ones break down in a few years so become very high resistance, also cheak plugs are in good order.
Posted: Apr 25, 2007 11:06 PM
Over Fueling A Series
well it sounds like the needle u are using is too rich. if u remove the dashpot and piston from the su then unscrew the needle. it should give a 3 letter code beginging with B for an hif44 carb. then i can try to give one that will run leaner to pass the emishions. u can also try turning the mixture screw to its leanest this moves the jet up compared to the needle making it leaner. one trick to help it pass an mot is to remove the airfilter for the mot, this will make it run a resonable bit leaner and shudnt really damage the engine for the short time of the mot and in the fairly low dust enviroment. also what year is your car if it previously had an injection engine in and was built after 92 u will need to prove the engines age with an engine number to show that the engine is older than 92 so will be tested on the pre 92 standard. normally a needle such as bdl or bbw works fine but it may be ur engine being injecton metro had a differnt head design or camshaft. but as i said find out ur needle code and il give u one a bit leaner to try and hopefully that will sort it out.
few other things to cheak
dashpot oil is topped up normal engine oil will be fine 15w40or20w50 whatever u have. thinner can improve responsiveness but will hit economy slight so increase emishions slightly.
cheak ur ignition is in good order to get a good spark for a clean burn. new ignion leads, cheak plug condition, cheak distributor points condenser ect if mecanical type.
cheak oil level isnt too high to cause it to be burning oil in test.
set idle lower if its too high.
Posted: May 08, 2007 04:46 PM