Posted by bob on March 16, 1998 at 09:23:09:
In Reply to: Re: 8N WONT'S START posted by DAVE on March 16, 1998 at 08:26:49:
: I HAVE DRAINED THE TANK, AND PUT IN 5 GALLONS OF FRESH GAS. AFTER DRAINING THE "OLD" GAS I DRAINED THE CARB,
: CLEANED OUT THE SEDIMENT BOWL AND ALSO CLEANED OUT THE SCREEN ON THE ELBOW GOING INTO THE CARB.
:
: BOB
:
TRY USING FRESH GAS. SOMETIMES THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
: :
: GUYS, IM BANGING MY HEAD....
: : MY 1950-52 8N WON'T START, THE STARTER TURNS, I HAVE DECENT SPARK
: : ON OUT FO MY COIL AND AT ALL FOUR PLUGS. PLUGS DO GET WET. NEW POINTS, SET AT .015, NEW PLUG WIRES.
: : THE ONLY TIME I EVEN GET A SPUTTER IS WHEN I JUMPER AROUND THE IGINITION
: : RESISTOR, SO I REPLACED IT....DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
: : I HAVE 6 VOLTS INTO THE RESISTOR, ABOUT 4.5 OUT TO THE COIL.
: : I HAVE ALSO SWAPPED OUT THE COIL...THINKING MAYBE THE SPARK WASN'T
: : STRONG ENOUGH. I STARTED LOOKING AT THE STATER ITSELF, AND POSSIBLY THE SOLENOID (STATER RESISTOR).
: : THE ONLY THING THAT I SAW THAT WAS EVIDENT, WAS THAT OCCASIONALY THE STARTER SEEMS TO
: : DISENGAGE....OR CHATTER. I HAVE TO STOP WITH THE STARTER BUTTON AND THEN RESUME AGAIN.
: : THE TRANNY IS IN NEUTRAL (MECHANICAL CUTOUT).
: : ANY SUGGESTIONS, AS TO WHY THIS WON'T START OR WHAT TO LOOK AT???
: : WHAT COMPOUNDS THE TROUBLESHOOTING IS THE 6VOLT BATTERY DOSN'T LAST LONG
: : AND THE CARBS FLOODS, BUT I HEAR THIS IS TYPICAL.
: : THANKS AGAIN,
: : BOB