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Hi Folks To report back...the Ol' Gal is running again! Turned out after everything (and a few replacement parts) to be a blocked filter (above float needle) and lack of fuel restrictor on return line. Thanks for all your help along the way - much appreciated. Cloots

About lost it with this thing now grr Carb is swapped and cleaner than a clean thing, Coil replaced (wasn't sure so what the heck) now trying to swap Fuel Pump as problem still persists...will report back [unless I completlely lose it and scrap the damn thing!]

Hi all My confusion has been resolved. I managed to get hold of another K10 carb and checked the solenoid on that - it has a spring loaded needle. Clearly whatever has happened to mine in the past included someone removing/losing that! Also looking at the othe carb the choke 'flap' is spring...

Hi folks Sorry for the delay in reporting back - haven't had time to look at the car recently. Anyways today I decided to get a good look at what was in the valve so I took the Carb off completely. In the hole where the solenoid sits there is simply a brass insert which won't budge whatever...

OK will take a another look. I couldn't see what was in there so I took a photo...it didn't help me much right then but you may see something...

OK this evening would have been a tad easier if I understood how the anti-dieseling valve worked :doh: I got it out without snapping any wires and it looks like it has a copper cylinder running through it with a silver contact looking bit at the bottom. Nothing moved within it and I couldn't...

Many thanks to the wagon driver who took the original clean off - replacement needed people... Thanks

Thanks, that sounds like a gem of information there - will check it and report back....

Its a 1.0L. As far as I'm aware the carb has never been removed completely, looking at the state of the gasket that came out from me opening the top I'd say that's definite. I'll check the anti-dieseling wire but I think that was OK - I had tried disconnecting the power that goes to the...

Hi all Bear with me on describing the issue - I wanted to give as full a picture as possible! This is my first venture into owning a Micra, I purchased her to commute to the local station and back and until recently she's been pretty reliable. Over the last few weeks a problem started to...