[tcb] Re: Why?
- From: "Duncan" <whocanduncan1@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:31:31 +0000
No such thing as butting in. We appreciate everyone.
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From: David Pitts <pittsdw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:50:16
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Cc: Julie<julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>; Scott Garvie<sgarvie@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: Why?
Sorry to but in on the discussion. But I had the same problem with my '74 (with
a pict 34) and I can understand your frustration. It would start and keep
running as long as I kept the RPMs up. But as soon as I tried to let it idle it
would die. I rebuilt the carb twice trying to fix it. It drove me crazy for a
couple of weeks. Then another bug nut (Mario) listened to for about 30 seconds
to confirm there weren't any air leaks (another possible cause of this
problem).
He simply said the hole in the pilot jet was too small. I thought no way, it
couldn't be that simple. But much to my surprise a buddy of mine drilled out
the
jet and walla it ran like a champ. It's been running great for a couple of
years. Can't remember the exact numbers that we drilled it out to, but it
wasn't
very much. I'm talking one bit fit freely and the next one was tight and that's
what we drilled it out to. You may have a problem finding a small enough drill
bit. My buddy is a machinist so he had the bit and drill press to do the job.
On another note, I still run old school points and I'll probably change over to
electronic, if it gives me a problem. But for now all is well and as tempting
as
it is to tinker with the ignition, the engine is running to good to mess with
it.
Good Luck,
Dave
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From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, September 19, 2010 8:22:38 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Why?
That is one of the first things I did. It clicked when I disconnected
and reconnected.
On Sep 19, 2010, at 8:51 PM, "Scott Garvie" <sgarvie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Check to see if the idle shutoff solenoid is getting power...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Julie
> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 8:25 PM
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tcb] Why?
>
> Why have a distributor with points? Why worry about a gap and have to
> concern yourself with timing?
>
> I love my '71 and his electronic ignition and no points and timing
> that stays right on and his simple 30/31 pict carb. That's all I can
> handle.
>
> The '68 drove great on his first 3 short test drives but now he won't
> idle. I looked for intake leaks and cleaned out jets, adjusted his 34
> pict carb and then switched to another 34 pict carb and adjusted
> points and timing and after all of this no change, still no idle, foot
> off gas and he dies. (I now know that I should have started with the
> points and timing first but my excuse is that I never had to deal with
> them before.) All of this fiddling around and no change.
>
> Some friends are coming over next Saturday to help me because I can't
> figure it out. I might just go buy myself another distributor (one
> with no points) and I'm half tempted to get a 30/31 carb so it will be
> easier for me to handle.
>
> Ok now this might be a ridiculous question but is there a possibility
> that my idle problem could be connected to my bad ignition. When I
> start the Bus the key does not come back to the run position, I have
> to carefully move it out of the start postion. I bought the stuff to
> fix the problem but it sounds like a tough job and add to it that this
> Bus has crazy wiring so I haven't yet mustered up the courage to try
> to fix it.
>
> (Everything on this engine is new except for the generator.)
>
> Thanks for any advice,
>
> Julie
>
>
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