Running old (1970) gas combines cutting wheat
They have inline 6 cylinder engines ...
Very similar to the engines in our Slicks actually ....
Not running right the end of last year...
I blame it on ignition
Cutting out , popping ....
we replaced wires, cap , points , condenser , coil, plugs ...
The whole 9 yards
Seemed to run ok ... then it started doing it again
So I run a new heavy wire from battery to cab & back to coil & run a resistor
I blamed the fifty year old wiring .....
this will fix it !!!
And it did
For a while ......... then it runs funny again
So I take off the carb
Tear it apart , clean it , blow out the ports .....
Now it seems to run ok
Will know more as time goes by .....
I'll be bald ... pulling my hair out over this
I pride myself of diagnosing problems
This one is tougher than I like
It doesn't help that it is hot... dirty... and I need it to run .. NOW!
What the heck is wrong with this thing ????
What the heck is wrong with this thing ????
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
Re: What the heck is wrong with this thing ????
I had a fuel pump give me those symptoms when it warmed up. It was an out of the box problem. 33 gallons per hour when cold-warm. When the engine was at operating temperatures fuel pump was pumping about 2 gallons an hour.
Chris
Re: What the heck is wrong with this thing ????
Yep... been there done that too
Found a heavy duty electric pump from napa
That seems to work good
The guy said they are what they sell to people with
Bigger vehicles like motor homes
The tank sits about 5' ft below the engine
The original electric pump sits right below the tank
So far these have proven good .. about a $80 pump
Found a heavy duty electric pump from napa
That seems to work good
The guy said they are what they sell to people with
Bigger vehicles like motor homes
The tank sits about 5' ft below the engine
The original electric pump sits right below the tank
So far these have proven good .. about a $80 pump
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
Re: What the heck is wrong with this thing ????
Yep, 92 degrees and 52% humidity......YOU'RE HOT
we're 98 and 46%....and in the middle of the woods, I never get wind to cool me off.
Say a little prayer, it works for me.....
we're 98 and 46%....and in the middle of the woods, I never get wind to cool me off.
Say a little prayer, it works for me.....
Re: What the heck is wrong with this thing ????
If prayers would fix this ....
Id have ceased problems long ago
I think he has more important things on mind
Id have ceased problems long ago
I think he has more important things on mind
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
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Re: What the heck is wrong with this thing ????
Pat, Give a careful look at the the little fiber washers around the post where the point current passes thru the distributor housing. Good luck & keep the old iron running.
Fred
P.S. I only check on here about once a month anymore just to see who is sill around.
Fred
P.S. I only check on here about once a month anymore just to see who is sill around.
Re: What the heck is wrong with this thing ????
Seems like the carb was the big culpret
We had to take the other machines off too
Modern fuel & the fact they sit 350 days a year
We had to take the other machines off too
Modern fuel & the fact they sit 350 days a year
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER