BaylinerBill
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Runs great for 10 seconds...dies like someone shut the key every time.
New fuel (87 octane - 50:1 premix) out of 2 gallon can.
Carbs are clean - perfect.
Compression seems sufficient. Runs great - 10 secs.
Spark is gorgeous with plugs out.
Fuel pump condition??? - doesn't run long enough to measure pressure. Bowls stay full, some gas runs out back of carbs after shut down. I have been pumping hand primer to eliminate (hopefully) possibility of bad fuel pump. Also have gravity feed set up.
My guess is for some reason the ignition cuts out shortly after rpms spin up. I heard of stator / ignition system issues, but not sure the details....anyone help please???
I have the Prestolite, Capacitor Discharge system.
Thanks,
Bill
New fuel (87 octane - 50:1 premix) out of 2 gallon can.
Carbs are clean - perfect.
Compression seems sufficient. Runs great - 10 secs.
Spark is gorgeous with plugs out.
Fuel pump condition??? - doesn't run long enough to measure pressure. Bowls stay full, some gas runs out back of carbs after shut down. I have been pumping hand primer to eliminate (hopefully) possibility of bad fuel pump. Also have gravity feed set up.
My guess is for some reason the ignition cuts out shortly after rpms spin up. I heard of stator / ignition system issues, but not sure the details....anyone help please???
I have the Prestolite, Capacitor Discharge system.
Thanks,
Bill