After a little fine tuning on the point gaps and some carburetor adjustment we took a few short test rides. The missing was greatly reduced, and she was hitting on both cylinders at least most of the time...least I thought so.
Idle speed is kind of variable (1100 to @ 1500 rpm), and occasionally she will stall at idle the lower speed but running pretty well other than that. You can hear a little popping in the video.
Didn't die on any of the test runs, and seems to have plenty of pick up.
I'm feeling very optimistic at this point. Don't get to play tomorrow...root canal.
Next we'll get into doing some fine tuning on the carbs. Also wondering about the air filters. I have 2 sets. One is the paper style, the other is the foam type. The paper ones are kind of dirty, the foam ones have some kind of greasy residue on them...Can they be cleaned, or just replaced?
Original filters are paper. Foam filters are home made (because you cant the original ones anymore) and are sprayed with grease to keep dust from going into the engine.
ReplyDeleteQuestion for you: Have you checked the air cut off valves in the carbs? On the side of each carb there is a small round diafragm assembly. Most probably yours are old, stiff or cracked. You need to replace the o'rings that seal the holes as well.
haven't done much with the carbs yet...that's next. i think the o-rings were with the gaskets i bought. diaphrams...not too sure.
ReplyDeletethanks for the tips.