Hey Everyone,
I'm taking my 1932 F-20 to Red Power tomorrow, but it is having problems starting. Each time I crank the motor over it fires once or twice (sometimes even 4),
but it wont stay running. I had successfully started it a few days ago to wash it. That time it probably took 15-20 upstrokes on the crank.
Last night I checked the carb to see if there were any obvious problems. Some gas had settled in the the air intake pipe, but other than that, the carb bowl had
fuel in it and there was sufficient flow from the gas tank. I blew out the passages on the bottom half of the carb (I left the top half attached to the
manifold).
After reassembling, the engine continued to pop but would not stay running. Would you suggest setting the idle mixture and main jet screws to factory specs?
Can these starting woes indicate spark plug, magneto, or valve gap problems?
Any help is appreciated! I look forward to displaying it at the show.
I'm taking my 1932 F-20 to Red Power tomorrow, but it is having problems starting. Each time I crank the motor over it fires once or twice (sometimes even 4),
but it wont stay running. I had successfully started it a few days ago to wash it. That time it probably took 15-20 upstrokes on the crank.
Last night I checked the carb to see if there were any obvious problems. Some gas had settled in the the air intake pipe, but other than that, the carb bowl had
fuel in it and there was sufficient flow from the gas tank. I blew out the passages on the bottom half of the carb (I left the top half attached to the
manifold).
After reassembling, the engine continued to pop but would not stay running. Would you suggest setting the idle mixture and main jet screws to factory specs?
Can these starting woes indicate spark plug, magneto, or valve gap problems?
Any help is appreciated! I look forward to displaying it at the show.
