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Posted by: 914itis Mar 26 2017, 06:14 PM

The car was in the garage for the winter , one cold day I started it and put it outside for about a day .
Tried to start to put it back in, it starts and cuts off .Would not idle . I left it alone as it was cold .

I have it a try again yesterday as the weather was decent, same thing . I check for fuel , there is plenty . I think there is spark or it wouldn't start at all.


It's the 6 motor with Webber carbs .

Any ideas?

Thanks .

Posted by: rgalla9146 Mar 26 2017, 06:42 PM

QUOTE(914itis @ Mar 26 2017, 08:14 PM)

Posted by: 914itis Mar 26 2017, 06:50 PM

Thanks .

Posted by: timothy_nd28 Mar 26 2017, 06:53 PM

What type of ignition does this 6 motor have?

Posted by: 914itis Mar 26 2017, 07:11 PM

Stock ingnitiin with a CDI unit

Posted by: terryth Mar 27 2017, 06:13 AM

Plugged pilot jets in the carbs. I run into this regularly with 11 motorcycles in the garage and modern gas and on my project 914 that has been mostly sitting the last couple of years..

Posted by: 914itis Mar 27 2017, 06:34 AM

Jets are clean . First thing I did .

Posted by: struckn Mar 27 2017, 09:07 AM

Bad Gas maybe if untreated.....ethanol lets water settle to the bottom of the tank.

Posted by: Dominic Mar 27 2017, 09:14 AM

QUOTE(914itis @ Mar 26 2017, 05:14 PM)

Posted by: dcheek Mar 27 2017, 09:25 AM

Try spraying starting fluid in carbs with . If it kicks over you have eliminated the ignition system and it must have something to do with the carbs.

Dave

Posted by: 914itis Apr 13 2017, 07:59 AM

I did some more digging , it looks like on the drivers's side carb only the barrel to the back of the car squirts , on the passenger front and back squirts but not the middle.

All idle jets are cleaned I pulled them out and insert a needle to clean them.

Posted by: 914itis Apr 13 2017, 08:42 PM

I removed the 15 mn bolts and noticed sludge under them.
I then decided to remove one carb. I took it apart , there is so much sludge under the floats and the little snorkel that squirts the gas is clogged. I will be cleaning them tomorrow and reinstall , then move on to the other side.



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Posted by: saigon71 Apr 14 2017, 07:26 AM

That's crazy sludge Paul!

Good luck with the cleaning...hope all goes well and you can make it to Hershey.

Did that just happen over the winter?

Posted by: 914itis Apr 14 2017, 06:23 PM

QUOTE(saigon71 @ Apr 14 2017, 09:26 AM)

Posted by: 914itis Apr 14 2017, 06:27 PM

Today was a good day.
I took apart both carbs, the passenger's side wasn't as bad. I disassembled and cleaned all parts. used small wire to clean all gas passages. There was a lot more under the floats; took me 2 Hours and 2 bottles of carb cleaner.

After putting them back together, if fires right up. I am on the road again.

I am guessing bad / sitting gas.

always big thanks to Rory for his guidance.