Interesting to know. I had wondered if the timing had gotten out (somehow come out of gear or stripped (?) ) It's always something eh? ;) Neil.
On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 11:55 AM, David Hardy <david@planetmind.net> wrote: > Well, I feel like and idiot...turns out when I swapped distributors, I > put it back without making sure it engaged the drive gear in the case. > Crazy thing is, it must have been sort of turning, because I was > getting a spark. That explains the no-start condition, and of course, > now it runs perfectly - except for that first minute after startup > roughness that's always been there. So much for a definitive > answer....but hope this discussion was useful. > > David > > Quoting "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>: > >> This discussion has all been very good for me. Mine is one that won't >> continue to run after the initial firing on start up. It gets two or >> three fuel fired turnovers then quits. All this discussion has given me >> insights in troubleshooting my own difficulty. >> >> John >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > David Hardy > Planetmind Internetworks > Nedernet, Inc. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >
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