So after a lot of work, I started the A4 yesterday and noted a bunch of issues.
1 - first it was hard starting and required a lot of cranking. this seemed to start at the end of last season. I am think it is a dirty carb.
2 - A water leak around the exhaust elbow and I hope that is what is causing the steam at the aft end of the exhaust manifold.
3- But what really surprised me is that while my daughter was in the cockpit hitting the start button, the starter would occasionally click and not spin. After repeated clicks on the start button it would spark between the flywheel housing and the starter!
I will unbolt the starter and have it rebuilt locally, clean the mounting surfaces and reinstall.
Any thoughts on what could be causing this? But ground, loosely mounted?
4 - Oh yes the shift lever was frozen....lightly tapped with a hammer and freed it up but what the heck is that about?
Thanks all
1 - first it was hard starting and required a lot of cranking. this seemed to start at the end of last season. I am think it is a dirty carb.
2 - A water leak around the exhaust elbow and I hope that is what is causing the steam at the aft end of the exhaust manifold.
3- But what really surprised me is that while my daughter was in the cockpit hitting the start button, the starter would occasionally click and not spin. After repeated clicks on the start button it would spark between the flywheel housing and the starter!
I will unbolt the starter and have it rebuilt locally, clean the mounting surfaces and reinstall.
Any thoughts on what could be causing this? But ground, loosely mounted?
4 - Oh yes the shift lever was frozen....lightly tapped with a hammer and freed it up but what the heck is that about?
Thanks all
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