Got the old thing running today. Runs fine at idle load/no load, no choke, spitting out water fine 20 minutes..
Try going up on the throtle runs for a minute then shuts down. Just before the shut down it sounds like there is nothing in the exhaust, sort of an empty sound, then the shut down, then about 10 seconds later I can hear water sizzling somewhere in the system.
I read about 450F off the exaust pipe. The flywheel cover is hot to the touch. The coil is very warm, While running the thermostat cover is about 80-90F. Today was hot 30C+
Should I yank the themostat and see what happens?
If the thermostat was not doing its thing, and there was a blockage in the cooling would the engine be shutting down from overheating?
I did blow some air through the exhaust to check for flow, and that seems to be ok. Next to no back pressure
I don't have a water temp sensor hooked up, so I don't know what the water temp in the head really is, I am just using a IR temp meter.
Try going up on the throtle runs for a minute then shuts down. Just before the shut down it sounds like there is nothing in the exhaust, sort of an empty sound, then the shut down, then about 10 seconds later I can hear water sizzling somewhere in the system.
I read about 450F off the exaust pipe. The flywheel cover is hot to the touch. The coil is very warm, While running the thermostat cover is about 80-90F. Today was hot 30C+
Should I yank the themostat and see what happens?
If the thermostat was not doing its thing, and there was a blockage in the cooling would the engine be shutting down from overheating?
I did blow some air through the exhaust to check for flow, and that seems to be ok. Next to no back pressure
I don't have a water temp sensor hooked up, so I don't know what the water temp in the head really is, I am just using a IR temp meter.
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