[tcb] friends bus won't start
- From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:12:20 -0500
i think it's a 75 westie definately a t4 and i think it's carbeurated. here is
what she said:
Well
got the motor in but it won't turn over. Sounds like it wants to start
but won't. At first it was back firing really bad while trying to start
but now it's not as bad. We double checked all wires, fuel lines, carb,
etc... Any ideas on what it could be? I know someone said it takes a
while for gas to fill the lines but we tried and tried and tried and no
start. Help...
this is what i suggested:
loose connection, coroded conection, drained battery, bad points, to
far advanced to fire off, vacuum leak, your dizzy could be 180 out.
do you have a carb or efi? if you have efi definately check the battery. if you
have a carb have you adjusted it any?
first
thing first pull a plug and, leaving it attached to the wire ground it
and get someone to look at it NOT HOLDING IT!!! and see if it is
sparking....if you have spark then my bet would be either vacuum or a
drained battery.
second put your motor at top dead center on
number 1...is your distributor at number one? are your valves both
closed on number 1? if not then you're 180 out...rotate it untill your
at number 1 tdc and turn distributor to appropriate place.
third,
get out the ol' battery charger and check for drain...i didn't think a
weak battery or a loose connection could be a culprit until my dad
proved me wrong...one day i had a corroded connection he cleaned it up
put it on the battery and she fired up on the first try. this was on my
77 bus with a 2.0 with a holley progressive carb.
one of those things should get it going again.
she is a "lurker" here on the tcb and is trying to get the bus running before
the texas classic, brand new rebuild. any other suggestions i'll make sure she
gets them by copying her on myspace as well.
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