340 GL CUTTING OUT WHEN CORNERING

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steve 340gl
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340 GL CUTTING OUT WHEN CORNERING

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i have just bought a 1.7 340gl and everytime i try to go round a corner fast it cuts out. is this a common problem and is there a cure??
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Chris_C
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Yup, it is vaguely common, the floats will be out in the carb. It's either starving or flooding the engine of fuel as you corner. Have a search, there are several threads about it in the last 6-8weeks, my car was doing it as well as a few others, the post shows the fix.
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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast
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343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988
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