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So I had an engine that had been giving so much trouble the PO left the boat at my dock and stoped sailing.. now 3 years later, "shelter at home" gives me time to get bored..hmm that sailboat
Starting from clean fuel & fuel filter.
I tried to start, but no luck. (skip to #8 if your desperate)
1/ no spark- replaced-coil, distributor cap, condenser, rotor, points , leads and spark plugs(set @ 0.35)- Great 1" long blue spark from coil lead - no start.
2/ cleaned out sediment bowel, checked fuel pump by manually pumping, good flow-/
2a/pulled carb- cleaned all jets, checked throttle and choke operation. - re installed-better, It starts just, idles really rough and dies.
3/ adjusted timing while running, better - still sounded like it was miss firing but rpms increased ok in neutral with throttle.
Put it in forward gear- it stalled out, also would not go into reverse..
4/ Checked prop turns easily in Neutral -good. - opened tranny panel, adjusted reverse gear as per Dons video in tips section on website - now goes into reverse and runs ok, still very rough, 1st gear rpms will not increase with throttle and engine easily stalls out.
5/ adding squirt of fuel to air intake slows engine - not a fuel issue.
6/ removed rubber exhaust pipes looked through them , all good- ran engine with pipes off (water goes to sump), no real change in 1st gear performance or rpms.
7/ hmmm ok fuels good, exhaust pressure good, idle on carb adjusted, timing good. whats left..
.
8/ back to distributor - removed cap, rotor then top metal plate with points attached - springs and weights which are below the metal plate, all moved ok, bit slow on return? squirted with penetrating oil.
9/ Engine now stars perfectly 1st turn of key, idles smoothly, rpms immediate response, forward gear, lots power no hesitation.
10/ really enjoyed learning about "my" engine
11/ when pandemic cools off will explore gulf islands around east side of Vancouver Island..
I should add thanks to all in these forums, I read all I could and learned a lot!
So I had an engine that had been giving so much trouble the PO left the boat at my dock and stoped sailing.. now 3 years later, "shelter at home" gives me time to get bored..hmm that sailboat
Starting from clean fuel & fuel filter.
I tried to start, but no luck. (skip to #8 if your desperate)
1/ no spark- replaced-coil, distributor cap, condenser, rotor, points , leads and spark plugs(set @ 0.35)- Great 1" long blue spark from coil lead - no start.
2/ cleaned out sediment bowel, checked fuel pump by manually pumping, good flow-/
2a/pulled carb- cleaned all jets, checked throttle and choke operation. - re installed-better, It starts just, idles really rough and dies.
3/ adjusted timing while running, better - still sounded like it was miss firing but rpms increased ok in neutral with throttle.
Put it in forward gear- it stalled out, also would not go into reverse..
4/ Checked prop turns easily in Neutral -good. - opened tranny panel, adjusted reverse gear as per Dons video in tips section on website - now goes into reverse and runs ok, still very rough, 1st gear rpms will not increase with throttle and engine easily stalls out.
5/ adding squirt of fuel to air intake slows engine - not a fuel issue.
6/ removed rubber exhaust pipes looked through them , all good- ran engine with pipes off (water goes to sump), no real change in 1st gear performance or rpms.
7/ hmmm ok fuels good, exhaust pressure good, idle on carb adjusted, timing good. whats left..
.
8/ back to distributor - removed cap, rotor then top metal plate with points attached - springs and weights which are below the metal plate, all moved ok, bit slow on return? squirted with penetrating oil.
9/ Engine now stars perfectly 1st turn of key, idles smoothly, rpms immediate response, forward gear, lots power no hesitation.
10/ really enjoyed learning about "my" engine
11/ when pandemic cools off will explore gulf islands around east side of Vancouver Island..
I should add thanks to all in these forums, I read all I could and learned a lot!
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