From: J Travis (dagobert@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sat Jul 03 2004 - 13:28:01 PDT
Oh yeah, don't forget to remove your hand BEFORE the engine dies. And
tapping the side of the carb with a stick might not hurt either, if the
float is sticking. And if all that fails, kill a chicken and do a
little voodoo dance under the moonlight...
Jay
J Travis wrote:
> Hitting it with a stick? Maybe, but try this simple old hot rodder's
> fix first- let it sart and idle (as best it will) with the air cleaner
> removed. While it is idling, cup your hand over the top of the carb
> and choke off the carb until it ALMOST dies. You might even have to
> give it a little throttle while doing this, but what happens is that
> IF you have a little piece of dirt or other junk plugging up one of
> the internal passages, this will often help create so much vacuum that
> it will pull the dirt out and unplug the carb, thereby helping it run
> better. It doesn't always work, but it's free and worth a shot.
>
> Jay Travis
>
> M. Thirtyseven wrote:
>
>> Well list, I have changed the rotor, points, condenser, COIL, all vac
>> tubes/connections seem tight. The single adjust screw on the carb
>> does nothing.. it has 5 gal of fresh gas..
>>
>> I fear a carb issue... (of which I know nothing about fixing).. with
>> the coil I got a carb rebuild kit just for the L of it.. Damn there
>> sure are a schmitt load of little parts in that thing. It may well be
>> an internal setting adjustment which one of my local pals seems to
>> know how to do.
>>
>> I doubt that hitting it with a stick would help any other suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks in advane listers for all you suggestions.
>>
>> Daryl
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>> MSN 9 Dial-up Internet Access helps fight spam and pop-ups – now 2
>> months FREE! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/
>>
>>
>> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
>> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to
>> <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
>> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
>>
>
>
> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Sat May 07 2005 - 20:33:49 PDT