[tcb] Re: What is Wrong With My Bus?
- From: atx <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:49:07 -0600
I would investigate the carb as well.
Jeff
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On Jan 15, 2011, at 7:46 PM, Ken <dblcab67@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Bad carburator.
>
> Sent by pure magic
>
> On Jan 15, 2011, at 7:36 PM, "Denis Dodson" <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Are you running points or electronic?
>>
>>
>>
>> From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of Fred McDonald
>> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:34 PM
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [tcb] What is Wrong With My Bus?
>>
>>
>>
>> For those that don’t know,
>>
>> I have a 67 Westie with a 1600cc single port motor and an alternator instead
>> of a generator.
>>
>> It has been running fine.
>>
>> I drove to the store about 2 miles away, they didn’t have what I wanted &
>> started for another store.
>>
>> About 5 miles later I stopped at a light and the motor died at idle.
>>
>> Restarted the motor and drove about 100 yards and stopped at another light,
>> the motor died again, this time the motor started only after a lot of
>> cranking on the starter.
>>
>> Drove about 300 yards to the next light and the motor died at idle and would
>> not start, ran the battery down and tried to jump start but still would not
>> start.
>>
>> Had the bus towed home, I hooked up the jumper cables and it started ran for
>> about five minutes and died and would not start.
>>
>> Next day, engine is cold and starts up, runs for about 10 minutes and dies
>> and will not start attached the jumper cables and still will not start.
>>
>> Engine is flooded, remove spark plugs, wet with fuel and a lot of carbon
>> build up on plugs 1 & 2, plug 3 has a little build up and 4 is fine but I
>> replace the plugs.
>>
>> motor is now cooled off and starts up, runs for about 5 minutes and dies and
>> will not start.
>>
>> My brother the mechanic tests the fuel pump, (working) tests the coil and no
>> spark, suggests that coil is failing after it warms up.
>>
>> New Coil & battery, motor starts and runs at idle for over 30 minutes, I
>> turn the motor off and restart the motor several times and no problems I
>> think it’s fixed but don’t take it for a drive.
>>
>> Today I’m trying to fix a brake light problem, I start the bus and let it
>> idle for 15 minutes and over the next hour I start the motor and turn off
>> the motor several times.
>>
>> I decide to go to the store, I get a few blocks down the street and come to
>> a stop and the motor dies, restart the motor and look for a spot to turn
>> around, come to a stop and the motor dies, start the motor go about 50 yards
>> come to a stop and the motor dies and will not start and now is flooded. I
>> let the bus sit for about 10 minutes and it starts, I stay on the throttle
>> and keep the RPMs up and get home.
>>
>> Well what do you think?
>>
>> Is this really weird?
>>
>>
>>
>>
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