From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Sat Oct 15 2005 - 18:29:02 PDT
Kenny,
I think I would start by taking a compression test.
Sonny
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Subject: [MV] Starting system thoughts
> Well gang, today I went outside to play with the gasser deuce. Not much
> 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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