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#26 |
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Kansas
Posts: 865
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
I would start by checking the electrical, rotor, coil, wires, we are dealing with a 454 they have enough ponies you can loose a bunch and not notice them without a big load. you might try putting a load on it and see if it tells you more. If those are ok, I would then do compression check.
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#27 |
Active Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: PORT NECHES TEXAS
Posts: 128
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
3.33 mile to the gallon sucks.
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7000 #'s of american IRON
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: north tx
Posts: 883
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
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#29 |
7000 #'s of american IRON
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: north tx
Posts: 883
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
just checking, these are KITS, correct? It says includes lifters, are they 1.5 or 1.6 lifters?
Jegs #'s 638-60200LK 638-60201LK 270-133904 270-133934 |
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#30 |
Parts and more parts
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere
Posts: 6,821
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
1) Look at the choke being closed when it should be open.
2) Look at the oil for saturation of fuel into it, could be a float is sticking the carb. 3) Look at the tank for any leakage. 4) Check the motor for a good tune and operation. |
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#31 |
7000 #'s of american IRON
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: north tx
Posts: 883
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
I'm just about to switch this thing to manual choke...i've been battling it for a year, replaced the stat coil, just can't get it to work right. I'll check if it's opening sometime, may put a default-to-open return spring on it if i have to. The tank isn't leaking, and i'm going to go over the motor today.
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#32 |
7000 #'s of american IRON
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: north tx
Posts: 883
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
how well named...the title says "what's broke?"
the answer: the clip that holds the rod from the choke stat to the choke lever..so the choke was flapping around as it pleased, the rod was just sitting there hooked to nothing. |
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#33 |
7000 #'s of american IRON
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: north tx
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
Just pulled the #2 plug, its gapped at 45 and is thoroughly tan, that's a good A/F ratio, right?
Hardly any carbon buildup, it looks by my guide like it's somewhere between normal and high speed glazing. Last edited by magnethead; 11-21-2006 at 12:19 PM. |
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#34 |
7000 #'s of american IRON
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: north tx
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
ok, so i made about 4 trips walking around my truck with a rubber mallet. Who wants to guess how much of what was on the ground when i moved the truck afterwards?
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#35 |
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NH / MA
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
i know that feeling man my old 85 was really bad abpout leaving parts behind
i used to hit the frame with a sledge lightly and listen as a ton of flakes fell on the ground ahhh well
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#36 |
7000 #'s of american IRON
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: north tx
Posts: 883
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
actually in this case, it was 5 gallons/60 pounds of mud and tar (our road just got paved).
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#37 |
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: WVa
Posts: 758
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
sounds fun
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#38 |
7000 #'s of american IRON
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: north tx
Posts: 883
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Re: This is pathetic. What's broke?
I fixed the choke lever, looked in my box of wiring and made myself a 1" length of bare 22AWG solid copper wire. Bent it around the groove twice, made it tight with pliers, and i don't think it'll go far.
All that mud (very little was actually tar) had been there for a very long time, so i should be down from 6680 to 6620 or even 6600 pounds even. Also, i found another mileage culprit: the aircleaner. Apparently is till have an OE replacement paper element- i cranked the air compressor to 60 PSI output and held the nozzle straight to the paper, i couldn't hardly feel anything directl across the element from the nozzle. Is that restricting or what? Last edited by magnethead; 11-22-2006 at 12:47 AM. |
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