Hi everyone,
I recently bought a Triumph Spitfire 1500 and had it rebuilt by a member of family who is more knowledgeable than I, but now its back at home it's having some teething issues. The first problem when I drove it back was the fuel pump, but that has since been replaced. Now the engine pulls well until around 3500 rpm when it bogs down and then when it eventually reaches 4200 rpm ( only in first mind), it accelerates like a rocket for the brief moment I keep my foot down. Shortly after the engine bogs there is a strong smell of petrol in the cabin. But the strange thing is that it revs up fine when in neutral and sometimes it won't even bog down when in gear which is really quite odd because then 20 seconds down the road it will start to bog again. I'm only 18, this is my first classic and also I don't have much money to throw at it for unnecessary parts so it would be really helpful if someone could help diagnose the issue.
Thanks in advance,
Luke
