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| smj |
  Mar 3 2007, 03:43 AM
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"Dude, Steve from Berkeley."  Group: Members Posts: 591 Joined: 28-August 05 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 4,691 Region Association: Northern California 
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So a month or two ago I went four or maybe six weeks without running the 3.0l SC motor in my 914-6. I had been firing it up every other weekend, but things happened.... Anyway, no joy regardless of where the hand throttle sits. Every now and again it taunts me by sounding as if it fired on one revolution.
The motor is carbed, not fuel injected. Plenty of juice in the battery, the starter motor is happy to turn, there's gas in the tank. I know I need fuel, air, and spark -- the question is how to check that these things are getting to where they need to go. I feel a thrumming in the engine bay fuel lines when the key is in the right position, and I can hear the fuel pump running. How do I confirm that I'm getting a pulse to the spark plugs without a clamp-type electrical meter? Links to tutorials would be welcome. I did try a couple of searches before posting, but the keywords I used must've been way too broad... Thanks, --Steve. |
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| sww914 |
Apr 30 2007, 09:59 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
These cars don't like vacations.
You need to drive it around more. |
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| smj |
Apr 30 2007, 06:01 PM
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"Dude, Steve from Berkeley." Group: Members Posts: 591 Joined: 28-August 05 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 4,691 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(sww914 @ Apr 30 2007, 08:59 AM)  These cars don't like vacations. You need to drive it around more. Well, I'd love to log more time on it. Several factors interfere, not the least of which is a silver 914-4 in good shape... Maybe this is the big reason to get rid of the -4 -- it's distracting me from making progress on the -6. Before this incident with not starting, the lump already smoked a fair bit when warming up. It's in need of a rebuild, there's so much compression getting past the rings to the crankcase that it pukes oil into the engine bay through the oil tank breather if you stomp on the pedal. This is why I was only taking it out every weekend or other for a half hour. Hrm. I like driving the -4 an awful lot, but maybe it's time... |
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smj D'oh! My -6 won't start... Mar 3 2007, 03:43 AM
rfuerst911sc Are you only useing the hand throttle when trying ... Mar 3 2007, 07:45 AM mikez Give some pumps....and/or a shot of ether in the c... Mar 3 2007, 08:45 AM ClayPerrine Here is the trouble shooting process I use.
Take... Mar 3 2007, 10:50 AM Eric_Shea Clay... you forgot to say "Carbs suck, that... Mar 3 2007, 11:48 AM
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Clay... you forgot to say "Carbs suck, that... Mar 3 2007, 01:54 PM smj I'd been hesitant to feed too much gas in so I... Mar 3 2007, 12:34 PM Eric_Shea Well... I'd say if you've been hesitant ab... Mar 3 2007, 12:36 PM rick 918-S It's not going to start. You need to give up a... Mar 4 2007, 12:22 AM smj Summary: Today it turned over. No real explanation... Apr 30 2007, 02:52 AM |
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