Throttle linkage wont reach new 4brl carb

Hi, it sounds like you have to get your clutch bearing checked.

The choke linkage is not properly hooked up or adjusted. The throttle linkage is not adjusted properly or there isn't enough vacuum. The choke linkage has a tab that prevents the 4 barrels from opening when the choke is engaged. There is a tab on the throttle linkage from the front 2 barrels that will engage the secondaries when they rotate past a certain point. Vacuum opens the top plates on the secondaries.

if throttle blades dont move look on side of carb were kick down cable was replaced possible throttle and kick down popped off or damaged

make sure you didn't swap the idle motor and the map sensor

sounds like no gas getting to the carb. plugged fuel filter, fuel line, bad fuel pump. the carb should squirt a little gas when the throttle is pumped. leave ignition off while looking down the carb and pump the throttle linkage to visually check that gas is squirting down the carb with each stroke of the linkage. maybe you are just out of gas!!

It sounds like whoever rebuilt the carb hooked the choke linkage up the wrong way. The mechanism can go together wrong and still fit. One of the pieces is a counterweight to trip the linkage off and it is likely in there wrong. It is usually painted green. The linkage will have to come apart and be redone. I've rebuilt a few and never had any luck finding a good diagram of how it is supposed to go together. There is one piece that has small steps on it, and when the choke is activated it is supposed to lock out the back barrels. The steps are what makes your engine rev higher when you try to kick it down. You have to play with it, put it together, close the choke and then trip the throttle. If it doesn't open try again. Sorry but hope this helps.

If it idles that fast, the throttle isnt seated all the way down, either the linkage is stuck or the choke mechanism isnt letting the throttle close all the way. On a 2 barrel carb, if the secondary throttle isnt closed all the way it could also do that. Try cleaning the secondary throttle bore and make sure it operates smoothly and closes completely.

On the cable where it conects to the bracket is a plastic "C" clip. pull this clip up or out( depending on how it is situated now. Take the throttle on the carb to WIDE OPEN. hold it there and push the clip back in to hold the setting. Check the throttle linkage to assure you are getting WOT when you depress the foot feed to the floor. DO NOT DO THIS WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. Running and engine at WOT with no load is BAD. Good luck glad I could help.

SnugglePants

If carbureted, look down into carb & move throttle linkage...see if you have fuel squirting into throat. If not accelerator pump in carb is bad.Or there is no fuel reaching carb. (Ill assume for now that you checked and have spark at plugs, right?)
Does choke close when cold? Did this happen after warm up (before no start at all happened) You have to do some testing ...I can't see it from here!!! Post back if during tests you find anything strange or that need explanation.

do hope this is only a sunday car,and your not polluting the air we all have to breathe by using it every day of the week.best of british with it cant help much as never seen one of these beasts,now putting a jaguar engine in a mini or an alfa engine in a ford anglia ??