Early Hershey emergency thread |
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Early Hershey emergency thread |
914itis |
Mar 26 2017, 06:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
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 . |
rgalla9146 |
Mar 26 2017, 06:42 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,561 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None |
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 . Hey Paul Plugs are probably wet. Remove, burn off residue with torch. Install after cool. |
914itis |
Mar 26 2017, 06:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
Thanks .
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timothy_nd28 |
Mar 26 2017, 06:53 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,299 Joined: 25-September 07 From: IN Member No.: 8,154 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
What type of ignition does this 6 motor have?
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914itis |
Mar 26 2017, 07:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
Stock ingnitiin with a CDI unit
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terryth |
Mar 27 2017, 06:13 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 27-May 13 From: Nebraska Member No.: 15,929 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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..
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914itis |
Mar 27 2017, 06:34 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
Jets are clean . First thing I did .
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struckn |
Mar 27 2017, 09:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,069 Joined: 9-November 11 From: South Central York Pennsyvania Member No.: 13,764 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Bad Gas maybe if untreated.....ethanol lets water settle to the bottom of the tank.
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Dominic |
Mar 27 2017, 09:14 AM
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Dominic Group: Members Posts: 992 Joined: 14-January 03 From: Vacaville, CA Member No.: 149 Region Association: Northern California |
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 . Have you replaced the fuel filter? Any rust in the filter? |
dcheek |
Mar 27 2017, 09:25 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 691 Joined: 30-May 06 From: Westfield, New Jersey Member No.: 6,103 |
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.
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914itis |
Apr 13 2017, 07:59 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
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. |
914itis |
Apr 13 2017, 08:42 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
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. Attached thumbnail(s) |
saigon71 |
Apr 14 2017, 07:26 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,000 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Dillsburg, PA Member No.: 10,428 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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? |
914itis |
Apr 14 2017, 06:23 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
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914itis |
Apr 14 2017, 06:27 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
Today was a good day. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
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. |
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