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hot starts
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TomO |
08-08-2018 @ 6:19 AM
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It sounds like the engine may be flooded. Try flooring the accelerator pedal, crank the engine in 30 second bursts resting for a minute between them. Do not let up on the pedal until the engine starts or you give up.
Tom
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DD931 |
08-07-2018 @ 1:59 PM
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Nine times out of ten it's a bad coil. You need to talk with Skip.
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DD931 |
08-07-2018 @ 1:58 PM
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Nine times out of ten it's a bad coil. You need to talk with Skip.
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34trube |
08-07-2018 @ 9:36 AM
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starter turns at normal speed. spark seems good. no fuel leaks. tried start fluid into carb - still no start.
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TomO |
08-07-2018 @ 6:18 AM
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Does the starter turn over the engine at a normal speed when the engine is hot? Do you have good spark? Do you see signs of fuel leaking around the bowl or base of the carburetor?
Tom
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mfirth |
08-07-2018 @ 4:22 AM
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Could be the coil, but remember, this fuel we have today boils over causing hard starting by flooding & vapor lock. My 52 floods unless it isn't run long enough to get to 180 degrees. Float level is correct & fuel pressure in 2 psi.
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34trube |
08-06-2018 @ 1:10 PM
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My '39 flathead starts & runs great when eng. temp is below 170. When it is shut down it will not restart if over 170. After cooling to below 170 starts & runs great again.
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