Re: At wits end trying to start 8n

Posted by Bob - MI on May 07, 2006 at 09:14:17 from (24.247.2.33):

In Reply to: At wits end trying to start 8n posted by monomechanical on May 06, 2006 at 20:42:47:

My 2n does the same thing when it decides to become hard starting. My guess is that you should start with new plugs. If you post on the 8N board Dell will tell you that unleaded gas fouls pulgs and you can"t see it. Autolite AL437 is the suggested route. If you are getting too much gas on startup you may want to try shutting off the petcock when you start seeing it drain out. This will keep it from flooding real badly and if it starts you can open it back up.

This really all sounds like a number of issues but it can be tied to a tired engine that is low on compression. Try jumping it with 12 volts directly to the starter and see if it will fire off. Don"t jump to the battery! Make sure you have it in nuetral.

My engine is low on compression and can be a real trick to start sometimes and mimicks the symptoms that you are describing. I use a combination of low throttle settings and choking which I think increases the velocity of the air passing through the carb and better atomizes the fuel.

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