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Wont start, struggling |
ericoneal |
Nov 26 2018, 07:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 13-August 12 From: Crestwood, KY Member No.: 14,795 Region Association: South East States |
I took my engine out (dual carburetors) awhile back to put in a new clutch. Reinstalled the engine and now it wont start unless I pump the accelerator pedal like crazy. Also, the tach is not working which seems to indicate maybe a coil problem?
I am getting plenty of fuel in the carbs and a spark on all for plug wires. I tried also rotating the distributor slightly each way to check that maybe it was a timing issue, but that did nothing. Like I said, the car starts if I pump the gas pedal, but will not stay running if I do not. Stumped. Any ideas guys? I'm sure its something simple, this thing ran great before... Anything else to try would be helpful. THanks |
ericoneal |
Dec 9 2018, 10:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 13-August 12 From: Crestwood, KY Member No.: 14,795 Region Association: South East States |
Tested the coil and am getting a strong white spark. Point gaps are perfect at 0.016. Starting to suspect the distributor. I found this distributor in some parts that the previous owner gave me, so it should work. (Whatt the big silver thing on the side for?)
So, if I understand correctly how to replace the distributor, I just need to : 1. Put it at TDC 2. loosen the adjustment bolt 3. Rotate it to get to the 13mm removal bolt. 4. REmove. 5. Put in new distributor with rotor in same direction as one that I took out. Any tricks here. I read something about a spring that could fall down in the engine? Is that on the distributor shaft, or is that below the gear shaft? Basically, my only hesitation is doing something stupid, unknowingly, and having something fall into the engine. Thanks |
cgnj |
Dec 9 2018, 11:30 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 623 Joined: 6-March 03 From: Medford, NJ Member No.: 403 Region Association: None |
Tested the coil and am getting a strong white spark. Point gaps are perfect at 0.016. Starting to suspect the distributor. I found this distributor in some parts that the previous owner gave me, so it should work. (Whatt the big silver thing on the side for?) So, if I understand correctly how to replace the distributor, I just need to : 1. Put it at TDC 2. loosen the adjustment bolt 3. Rotate it to get to the 13mm removal bolt. 4. REmove. 5. Put in new distributor with rotor in same direction as one that I took out. Any tricks here. I read something about a spring that could fall down in the engine? Is that on the distributor shaft, or is that below the gear shaft? Basically, my only hesitation is doing something stupid, unknowingly, and having something fall into the engine. Thanks Hi, 1. TDC on #1 2. yes 3. yes 4. rotor is keyed should point to close to index when installed. 5. I'd eyeball the distributor drive gar to confirm it is correctly indexed. 6. That a vacuum advance/retard can. do your carbs, hve ported vacum? it will work withit it hooked up. Yes I lost the spring on the distributor. I had my son working on my 27- build when he was about 10. He dropped and it fell to the ottom of the case. Disassembled/reassemblemed motor. Have a pick in hand to tr\p the spring if you have to noodle with the gear. It's not likely unless this engine ran a Unilite with vacuum. You are so close. |
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