Joe F
---Mark Masse wrote:
>
> > A standard procedure for engines doing what yours is doing, was
> > to turn off
> > the ignition switch and let up the clutch at the same time with
your other
> > foot on the brake pedal. Works just fine. Even itty bitty female
> > (oops) E2's
> > could do it. 1SG PANTANO
>
> This is the method I was using--I just didn't like all the stress
and strain
> it put on the drivetrain. All the gear backlash is taken up and the
whole
> thing gets a big jolt before stopping the engine. Often the engine
would run
> backwards after the ignition was turned off--nothing to time the
ignition of
> the combustible gasses. It would puff exhaust out of the carburetor
and
> sound horrible as it was dieseling.
>
> The root cause of the whole mess is tune-up related, in my opinion.
If the
> fuel/air mixture is good and the ignition system is correct, the whole
> combustion process is done with the proper efficiency and hot spots
will not
> develop in the first place. In other words, if everything is up to
factory
> specifications, the engine will work as the factory intended it to.
>
> --Mark Masse
> 1967 Kaiser M715
>
>
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