Hi all,
Weather has been ghastly all week, rain off and on, temps cold to tropical. Rain off and on all day today so I thought I take few moments to update you all on the lack of progress I've been making. That and I don't want to PO Billy Shaver incase he lurks down here in this section.
So short version: spark, no bark, on to the next problem.
Long version: changed the coil with a new one from the fine folks that host this site. No spark. Pull distributor cap and notice something I should have caught sooner. The spring part of the points was touching the base plate it's mounted on. Possible shorted circuit? Corrected that condition, hooked it back up and still no spark. Okay new points and condenser....still no spark! Enough of this, take wire off toggle switch and touch it to battery directly. Wasn't expecting blue white spark, but will learn to live with it. Wire back on toggle switch, no spark. New voltage regulator and key switch and all is well with ignition system now. YAY!
So I spray some starter fluid down air inlet, nothing happens. Pull hose off after cleaner and spray some down there, got a piff or two, but no bark. Spritzed some gas down there too, same results, piff piff then nothing. Check plugs and they're wet with gas so it's getting to the cylinders. So yesterday in between rain showers I managed a compression check. First number is with all plugs in except the one with gauge on it, the second is with all plugs out, the results were: No.1 cyl. @ 35/40lbs. No.2 @ 55/55lbs. No.3 @ 62.5/65lbs. No.4 @ 32.5/30lbs. I was going to pour some oil down the cylinders and retest but the weather nixed that idea. I had already done this before trying the starting fluid but was going to add some more incase the cylinders got washed from what little gas we ran through it. So does any body know what the lbs. of compression is supposed to run on these things? Looks like I might be looking at lapping the valves or worse. Any input is as always appreciated. I'm being called away just now so I'll add more later when I know more.
Thanks,
JD
Weather has been ghastly all week, rain off and on, temps cold to tropical. Rain off and on all day today so I thought I take few moments to update you all on the lack of progress I've been making. That and I don't want to PO Billy Shaver incase he lurks down here in this section.
So short version: spark, no bark, on to the next problem.
Long version: changed the coil with a new one from the fine folks that host this site. No spark. Pull distributor cap and notice something I should have caught sooner. The spring part of the points was touching the base plate it's mounted on. Possible shorted circuit? Corrected that condition, hooked it back up and still no spark. Okay new points and condenser....still no spark! Enough of this, take wire off toggle switch and touch it to battery directly. Wasn't expecting blue white spark, but will learn to live with it. Wire back on toggle switch, no spark. New voltage regulator and key switch and all is well with ignition system now. YAY!
So I spray some starter fluid down air inlet, nothing happens. Pull hose off after cleaner and spray some down there, got a piff or two, but no bark. Spritzed some gas down there too, same results, piff piff then nothing. Check plugs and they're wet with gas so it's getting to the cylinders. So yesterday in between rain showers I managed a compression check. First number is with all plugs in except the one with gauge on it, the second is with all plugs out, the results were: No.1 cyl. @ 35/40lbs. No.2 @ 55/55lbs. No.3 @ 62.5/65lbs. No.4 @ 32.5/30lbs. I was going to pour some oil down the cylinders and retest but the weather nixed that idea. I had already done this before trying the starting fluid but was going to add some more incase the cylinders got washed from what little gas we ran through it. So does any body know what the lbs. of compression is supposed to run on these things? Looks like I might be looking at lapping the valves or worse. Any input is as always appreciated. I'm being called away just now so I'll add more later when I know more.
Thanks,
JD