Cold compression 1 -- 150 2 -- 130 (something going on here) 3 -- 155 4 -- 150 all the push rods are in the sockets. Rockers move in and out fine. Points have a little pitting but not horrible. On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:39:35 -0500 Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Pulled the line at the carb and turned it over --- good squirt. Filter > clear. > > G2 > > On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:00:12 -0500 > "Denis Dodson" <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I may be an idiot to ask, but could you have crap in your fuel line? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf Of Gerald Livingston > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 12:11 PM > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Timing > > > > It tries. It stutters, stumbles, backfires. > > > > I asked about the run-on solenoid because the original German 30 > > pict-3 doesn't have one, at all. Nothing to plug. > > > > I got it to at least start again by advancing the timing back to the > > "wrong spot" (set static at "0" -- TDC). With timing at the proper > > 10 BTDC static I couldn't get it to start at all. I still can't get > > it to idle so I can put a gun on it and time to 27 - 30 total > > advance since it has a 009 installed. > > > > This is annoying. It ran fine for 1000 miles. That seems to be my > > personal breaking point. That's about how many miles the Raby motor > > sitting in the broken-rear-end-Rivi has on it. > > > > G2 > > > > On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:02:09 -0400 > > "w.wood" <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Well Gerald you can use a 30/31 pict or a 34 Pict with the adapter > > > as well. From the solenoid perspective you can go to Lowes and > > > get a brass plug that will fit it in lieu of the IAC solenoid. > > > I know I have a bunch of 30s/31s and 34s but I'm not in a position > > > to lend them out right now. I travel all week and my parts runner > > > is off in the USMC, go figure. > > > > > > Simply put however I don't believe your problem is the carb from > > > your description. if you take the screws off the top, check to > > > see if the fuel is at least 3/4 the way up the bowl. > > > You could also have a stuck needle valve that could be causing > > > either starvation or fuel puddling which will make it run like > > > crap. > > > > > > Either way a pipe cleaner and in about 20 minutes you can go > > > through all the passages. WHen you pull the throttle lever does > > > it try to run? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Gerald Livingston < > > > gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > I found a rebuilt/rebushed 30 PICT-3 for $95+shipping. Is the > > > > lack of an idle-air cutoff solenoid going to be a problem? (My > > > > carb is a 30/31 with the solenoid hole). > > > > > > > > G2 > > > > > > > > On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:57:11 -0500 > > > > Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Does anyone in Central/East Texas have a known good (as in "I > > > > > just pulled this off of a motor I tuned up yesterday) 30 PICT > > > > > carb I can borrow to eliminate mine as the problem? > > > > > > > > > > I need you to ba able to take it to the post office tomorrow. > > > > > I will email you a prepaid USPS Express label so I can have it > > > > > here on Friday. > > > > > > > > > > I can't justify buying a new carb just to find out if the carb > > > > > is actually the problem. I'm still bleeding money on keeping > > > > > my 18 year old fed. Thankfully, he's supposed to start a new > > > > > job tomorrow or Friday. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks all, > > > > > > > > > > G2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >