From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Oct 15 2005 - 14:31:43 PDT
Kenny, I would pull the starter off and clean it with contact cleaner/brake
cleaner. Careful!!! Nasty stuff!
Then I would pull all the sparkplugs and see if there's something other than
air in those cylinders.
Do a compression check on each cylinder, too. You might have a busted
crankshaft.
What does the voltmeter show before/during/after cranking? Do the headlights
dim when cranking? Might be bad connections at starter.
apb
----- Original Message -----
> Well gang, today I went outside to play with the gasser deuce. Not much
From: <Recovry4x4@aol.com>
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Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 4:29 PM
Subject: [MV] Starting system thoughts
> playing, it won't crank. It acts like the batts are low or like your hot
rod
> when the timing is too far advanced. Seems to get to a compression spot
and stop
> turning. I charged the batteries but honestly they were up. Even had it
> slaved off the tractor but it just wouldn't spin over. Now yesterday it
didn't
> crank too fast but was faster than today. Oddly the battery cables aren't
even
> getting warm. At first I thought maybe the engine was seizing since I
checked
> nothing before starting it and running it yesterday. It is full of oil
and
> antifreeze though. Another thing I noticed is that when I release the
starter,
> the motor spins back like it was up against compression. That leads me to
> believe that the motor is not the problem. Moved the timing a bit too but
that
> yeilded negative results. I'm seriously leaning towards starter problems.
Any
> thoughts from the masses? I hate like heck to put even a nickle into the
gas
> engine but I do need the thing to run a bit. Starters are available for
> $99. Also, the starter is reasonably saturated with oil.
> Any opinions?
> Kenny
>
>
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