Forum: General Maintenance
07-24-2021, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,302
Recent rebuild
I just did mine a couple months ago and the old A4 is ticking along better than ever. 51 years old and going strong.
Yell if I can help.
Lub
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Forum: Fuel System
06-15-2021, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 15,674
Ron,
I've never had trouble with my 50 y/o...
Ron,
I've never had trouble with my 50 y/o steel tank but I measured it and it's 25 gallons and we are lake sailors so don't need but about 5 gallons a year. That coupled with the rust and gunk...
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Forum: Fuel System
06-14-2021, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 15,674
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Forum: Cooling System
05-18-2021, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,276
Thanks
SAS...
I’ll keep an eye on it and thanks for the good info!
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Forum: Cooling System
05-15-2021, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,276
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Forum: Cooling System
05-15-2021, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,276
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Forum: Ignition System
05-15-2021, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,375
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Forum: Cooling System
05-15-2021, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,276
Ronstory actually it wasn’t seeping, it was...
Ronstory actually it wasn’t seeping, it was running out of the water pump housing, down onto the motor mount and into the bilge. I would estimate a couple of tablespoons maybe. I had run the motor...
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Forum: Cooling System
05-14-2021, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,276
Oil from Oberdorfer
Question of the day: While working on the fuel pump on the hard I pulled the impeller and shaft. Now that I’m done I went to put the shaft back in and have oil running out.
Bad news or normal with...
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Forum: Ignition System
05-14-2021, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,375
All done I hope
Well I just talked to Tom at Indigo and had a great conversation. He assured me that he's never had one fail except by lightning and that if I'm getting fire at the distributor the module is working...
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Forum: Ignition System
05-14-2021, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,375
Peter-good questions. We had good spark at the...
Peter-good questions. We had good spark at the end of the coil wire where it goes into the distributor and then pulled the cap and rotor.
Your idea probably is a good one since the only thing we...
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Forum: Ignition System
05-13-2021, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,375
Indigo Electronic Ignition
I put the kit in several years ago and it’s worked flawlessly. However today while on the hard and working on the fuel pump (another thread) I went to start it and no spark. We had pulled the coil...
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Forum: Fuel System
05-13-2021, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,216
Final post...I hope
So after the rebuild it runs when pumped up manually but then goes dry. My mechanic buddy thinks maybe the gasket is holding it out far enough the shaft isn’t pushing the diaphragm. So he and I go...
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Forum: Fuel System
05-08-2021, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,216
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Forum: Fuel System
05-08-2021, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,216
Fixed
Used the Moyer rebuild kit. Here’s some pics of the old and new. Not bad for a 50 y/o pump. Might have been rebuilt before but was awhile back if so. Put it on the old A4 and used the primer bail. ...
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Forum: Fuel System
04-30-2021, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,216
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Forum: Fuel System
04-30-2021, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,216
Found it
Found the problem but dogged if I can figure out how to post a pic.
Suffice to say I’ve ordered the Moyer fuel pump rebuild kit.
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Forum: Fuel System
04-27-2021, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,216
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Forum: Fuel System
04-19-2021, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,216
sastanley,
great input about the carb bowl. ...
sastanley,
great input about the carb bowl. I'll give that a try. Any hint is helpful and that's a good one to narrow down the cause. I'm sure it's going to be fuel by the way it acts but...
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Forum: Fuel System
04-15-2021, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,216
Thanks for the replies.
It does fire with...
Thanks for the replies.
It does fire with ether and I’ve changed it out to electronic ignition and no fire issues since then.
I’m thinking it’s either lost prime or not pumping since the pump...
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Forum: Fuel System
04-14-2021, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,216
And Then There Was None
Hey gang,
Here’s the story. Pulling out last year I lost power on the way to the ramp. Had to throttle way up to keep going and when I idled back it died. Acted like a clogged fuel filter so this...
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