Arrrgh, engine fireup issues...
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Beaverton, OR
Re: Arrrgh, engine fireup issues... (Brettmc)
Glad to hear ya got her fired!!! That's a load off, right? What do you think the problem was before when it wouldn't start up? Keep us posted on the how that first drive goes.
OOps, just now saw your post-before-the-last-one. It must have been the wooden carb problem holding you back.
Brett :thumbs:
OOps, just now saw your post-before-the-last-one. It must have been the wooden carb problem holding you back.
Brett :thumbs:
Thanks a BUNCH for all of the help everyone! I can see the end in sight now, it felt good to hear the engine actually run, even if we couldn't break it in last night. Today's another day and I'm confident we will actually get the engine broken in after we replace the starter yet again :rolleyes:
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Katy (Houston) TX
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Re: Arrrgh, engine fireup issues... (dath)
Gosh, you're so close. I hope you solve your starter problem. As for the tach, you can just hook up one of those electric ones from the store to your ignition box. I have a Crane unit and it just requires hooking up the orange wire to the orange on the unit (I think it's orange) and then wiring a positive and a negative. I used one for my timing light...duct taped it to the gun and then run the pos/neg to starter (along with timing gun) and run the extra orange wire from tach to my ignition box. Now I can see timing and RPM at same time. :cool:
Good luck tonight :thumbs:
Good luck tonight :thumbs:
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 1,162
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From: Beaverton, OR
Re: Arrrgh, engine fireup issues... (tshort)
Gosh, you're so close. I hope you solve your starter problem. As for the tach, you can just hook up one of those electric ones from the store to your ignition box. I have a Crane unit and it just requires hooking up the orange wire to the orange on the unit (I think it's orange) and then wiring a positive and a negative. I used one for my timing light...duct taped it to the gun and then run the pos/neg to starter (along with timing gun) and run the extra orange wire from tach to my ignition box. Now I can see timing and RPM at same time. :cool:
Good luck tonight :thumbs:
Good luck tonight :thumbs:
