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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 8:18 am    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

Have you tried filling the carb float bowl with fuel first? With that the engine should run a minute or more causing the fuel pump to prime up.

If you do disconnect any wire from the coil, pull the small one going to the distributor. The other small wire at the cable is not fused. So that wire happens to ground while you turn the engine over, it can fry the wiring harness.
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 10:43 am    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

Check your fuel lines at the pump are not backwards. The top bib is the in, the bottom bib is the out, and goes to the carb. It's hard to see in the picture but I think it's backwards.
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 1:50 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

Thank u..yes in & out right..
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 1:59 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

Shorten up the flexible fuel lines between the fuel pump and carb. Metal fuel line should not be touching other pieces of metal, like the fan shroud. Metal pieces vibrating will rub and cut holes in each other.
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 2:04 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

Ok yep that's right. I couldn't see they crossed behind the distributor in the other picture.

You can try to put your hand over the carb throat when someone cranks the engine. If you block the air, the carb will pull a huge vacuum and help pull the gas through the pump and gets the air block out.
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 2:10 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

Thank u heaps..great advice..will do both this morning..
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:55 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

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Ok yep that's right. I couldn't see they crossed behind the distributor in the other picture.

You can try to put your hand over the carb throat when someone cranks the engine. If you block the air, the carb will pull a huge vacuum and help pull the gas through the pump and gets the air block out.



That's a great tip! Be careful when fuel reaches carb, this mega-choke method will flood the engine in just a few seconds.
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 5:07 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

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Ok yep that's right. I couldn't see they crossed behind the distributor in the other picture.

You can try to put your hand over the carb throat when someone cranks the engine. If you block the air, the carb will pull a huge vacuum and help pull the gas through the pump and gets the air block out.



That's a great tip! Be careful when fuel reaches carb, this mega-choke method will flood the engine in just a few seconds.


Yeah just do it for a second or two at a time. Fuel pumps don't like to pump air. Once the carb pulls hard enough to get fuel pumping and the air block moving, it will pump normally.
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 5:18 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

You are correct Pruneman99. I used clear tubing on my engine test stand with a dry fuel pump and tank line, the fuel surged back and forth make a very small amount of progress each cycle.
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 5:32 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

We install fuel bracket but it doesn’t look like.
Help please..
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 5:36 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

What's the question?
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 5:37 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

Have we got it on wrong angle..is there 2 much air in filter.
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 5:41 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

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Have we got it on wrong angle..is there 2 much air in filter.


Filters are rarely full, and during warm weather they can look empty while the engine keeps on running.
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 5:42 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 5:47 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

Mine is never full. I gave up trying to find out why years ago. I've never had fuel starvation issues, so I've elected to ignore it Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 7:51 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

The filter looks fine. Can you see gas coming out of the pump into a can or jar?
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 7:53 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

We are having trouble removing hose..very tight..won’t budge..
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 7:56 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

That's common, grab it with pliers and twist it while pulling. If you damage the hose with the pliers, just cut off the damaged part.
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 7:57 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

Will do..
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 8:57 pm    Post subject: Re: New engine build by ladies Reply with quote

Hose off no fuel with hand crank..
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