[tcb] Re: What is Wrong With My Bus?

  • From: "Denis Dodson" <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:54:19 -0600

Maybe change out the condenser. I am just guessing, but you have fuel, but no 
spark. So, I am guessing electrical, so the condenser could be it. I might say 
carburetion, but you say no spark.

 

From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Fred McDonald
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:48 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: What is Wrong With My Bus?

 

Points & condenser

 

 

From: Denis Dodson <mailto:coocoo@xxxxxxx>  

Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:36 PM

To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Subject: [tcb] Re: What is Wrong With My Bus?

 

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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