Is it the carby

1992 HOLDEN APOLLO
15,000 MILES
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IVORHOLDEN
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Car wouldn't start, thought it wa flooded, disconnected air cleaner, but after trying to start fuel started flooding into air cleaner tray. Opened choke and sprayed carby cleaner; tried again, got a puff of carby cleaner mist then engine started - smoke from exhaust was very thick and wouldn't stop. Turned it off; started it again later - idled good then fuel started flooding back into air cleaner tray. Meanwhile - low reading on oil dip stick prompted me to put more in. I had put some oil in a few days previous so thought low reading was strange. I decided to drain some oil out of sump and found a mixture of fuel and oil - lots of petrol. Is the carby causing problems or have I also got stuffed rings?
Mar 26, 2012 at 9:56 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the fuel pressure with a gauge -could be the carby leaking internally-You sure its not a fuel injected engine
Mar 26, 2012 at 4:42 PM
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