Re: SER1 2 1/4 petrol question

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Compression?   Do you have an unleaded head?

Plugs?

those are my thoughts.


At 11:20 29/06/2005, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Sorry this is a S2 question! I travel the same way to work every day,
>going up the same hill. Normally my 2 1/4 petrol engined 88 goes up the
>hill at a steady 40 MPH, but just last week started to drop to 37-38
>MPH, and now this week is only doing 35 MPH. I have not done anything to
>the vehicle which could affect the speed like adjust the brakes etc. I
>have checked the vac advance pipe and cleaned up the rotor arm which was
>a bit grubby, but I am baffled by this loss of power? The engine sounds
>perfectly sweet at normal tickover, and runs along on flat roads just
>fine, she just loses power on hills - any suggestions gratefully
>accepted....
>
>Cheers
>Mark
>'wet' Halifax UK
>
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Regards.

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