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Are you sure you know you are getting lots of fuel? if you are checking if
it is pumping, that's not good enough. You need to take the float chamber
tops off after it fills up and see if both chambers are full of gas... if
not, that's where the problem is.
On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 6:20 AM Mike Sinclair <phoenix722@comcast.net> wrote:
> A month ago, I wrote regarding my BJ8 which just suddenly quit. Hagerty
> brought it home. Diagnosis:
>
> It takes fuel, air, and spark to combust.
>
> Lots of fuel
>
> Spark
>
> Pretty sure there is air.
>
> Checked all the voltages, all per spec.
>
> Changed condenser, no improvement.
>
> Rotor and points are new.
>
> Someone suggested the cutoff switch in the boot might be bad. Checked the
> wire, and it wasn't even connected. Disconnected this wire at the coil and
> using my trusty ohmmeter, both ends went to ground. Aha! Intermittent
> ground! Fired it up; a little reluctant but it started up and seemed to
> run ok. Drove around the block a few times, came home and patted myself on
> the back. Next day took it out for a little longer run (2 miles) and it
> began to whimper badly 1/2 mile from home. Nursed it home.
>
> Thought about it (a lot) including the fact that it has always been very
> hard to start when cold, and even then runs poorly for a few seconds before
> it catches. Decided that maybe even though there was spark, maybe it
> wasn't strong enough. Bought a new coil.
>
> After installation, if fired up much easier, and runs great. Have been
> taking it on increasingly longer test runs and it seems fine. I hate to
> say it is cured, but seems to be.
>
> Thanks to all who replied with helpful hints.
>
> Mike
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Are you sure you know you are getting lots of fuel?=C2=A0 =
if you are checking if it is pumping, that's not good enough.=C2=A0 You=
need to take the float chamber tops off after it fills up and see if both =
chambers are full of gas... if not, that's where the problem is.<div><b=
r></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai=
l_attr">On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 6:20 AM Mike Sinclair <<a href=3D"mailto:=
phoenix722@comcast.net">phoenix722@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left=
:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
=20
=20
=20
<div>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">A month ago, I wrote regarding my BJ8 which
just suddenly quit.=C2=A0 Hagerty brought it home.=C2=A0 Diagnosis:=
</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">It takes fuel, air, and spark to combust.</fon=
t></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">Lots of fuel</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">Spark</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">Pretty sure there is air.</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">Checked all the voltages, all per spec.</font>=
</p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">Changed condenser, no improvement.</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">Rotor and points are new.<br>
</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">Someone suggested the cutoff switch in the
boot might be bad.=C2=A0 Checked the wire, and it wasn't even
connected.=C2=A0 Disconnected this wire at the coil and using my
trusty ohmmeter, both ends went to ground.=C2=A0 Aha!=C2=A0 Intermi=
ttent
ground!=C2=A0 Fired it up; a little reluctant but it started up and
seemed to run ok.=C2=A0 Drove around the block a few times, came ho=
me
and patted myself on the back.=C2=A0 Next day took it out for a
little longer run (2 miles) and it began to whimper badly 1/2
mile from home.=C2=A0 Nursed it home.</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">Thought about it (a lot) including the fact
that it has always been very hard to start when cold, and even
then runs poorly for a few seconds before it catches.=C2=A0 Decided
that maybe even though there was spark, maybe it wasn't strong
enough.=C2=A0 Bought a new coil.</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">After installation, if fired up much easier,
and runs great.=C2=A0 Have been taking it on increasingly longer te=
st
runs and it seems fine.=C2=A0 I hate to say it is cured, but seems =
to
be.</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">Thanks to all who replied with helpful hints.<=
/font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">Mike</font><br>
</p>
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