HELP! required because I don’t know why it’s not working and I don’t want to have to take the engine apart, though I guess I may have too.
The attached photos show my nailed together test rig for the engine. Its not pretty I know but it does what I want it to do which is more than I can say for my engine.
I filled the engine with semi-synthetic oil and the tank with half a gallon of petrol.
Set the throttle to just open a little, choke on and PULL!
Nothing.
Pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, (choke of) pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull.
Nothing!
I know these engines and I know how to start them!
OK so pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull, pull.
Whew!
I connected the fuel inlet pipe to the overflow pipe and flooded the carb, petrol coming out of everywhere.
Pull, pull, Varoom! Wow it started, sounded great and responded well to the throttle. It was just warming up nicely when it faltered (like it was running out of petrol) and then stopped.
It would not start again.
Plug looked a bit fouled so stuck the blowlamp on and put it back it. Nothing!
Its like there is no suction through the carb yet when it ran, it sounded great.
If anyone has any idea of what the problem might be, please let me know.
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