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1. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner@lwcomm.com>; Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 02:44:45 +0000; This seems a little fishy to me, since one of the stated purposes of WD-40 is water displacement. Wouldn't make sense to have water in the product in any significant quantities. Sounds kind of like; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00000.html (8,244 bytes)
2. Re: can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Richard Peterson <Rich_and_Kerry@compuserve.com>; Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 23:24:50 -0400; I guess my guess is as good as any at this point, so here goes. Sorry fo= the crude analogy, but if it looks like Sh*t, smells like Sh*t and tastes= like Sh*t, it probably is Sh*t. This has all the m; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00102.html (7,705 bytes)
3. Re: can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 20:02:21 -0400; Message text written by Richard Peterson or the crude analogy, but if it looks like Sh*t, smells like Sh*t and tastes= like Sh*t, it probably is Sh*t. This has all the makings of a timing problem - i; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00156.html (8,293 bytes)
4. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Bill Schooler <schooler@erols.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 08:38:27 -0400; Adrian, If you haven't already done this, get a vacuum gauge (inexpensive) and hook it up to manifold vacuum. While idling, note what the gauge does and advise the list. Rev it up so that the backfir; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00254.html (8,255 bytes)
5. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 15:24:31 -0400; Well now it's really starting to annoy me, to put it politely. I drove down to the gas station to fill up and put some fuel additive in (as per Art's sugestion) Well, going there everything is just; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01541.html (8,169 bytes)
6. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: "Steve Dillen"<Steve_Dillen@ismbc.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 12:37:44 -0700; When tearing down my '74, I had no problem pulling the knob off the dimmer switch after pushing in the button you described and pulling. I used the ultra high-tech, special purpose tool (finishing na; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01542.html (8,373 bytes)
7. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 21:21:07 -0400; Did you get Barney's suggestion to check the clamps on the pipe for the carbs??< Yes, that was a good one. I checked them and they are OK Update: The engine vacuum measures a constant 18" at about 1; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01572.html (9,371 bytes)
8. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 20:59:00 -0400; Well Folks, Here's a new twist to the situation. I took the valve cover off,= checked the clearances and watched the valve operation at idle - pretty cool if you've never seen it before, BTW. Anyway; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01810.html (8,499 bytes)
9. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Arthur Pfenninger <ch155@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 23:08:16 -0400 (EDT); Adrian, what happens when you hit 3000rpm, will it go over 3000 and sputter or what? The carb cleaner you put in will take at least a full tank of gas to clear anything out. Did you do any work on th; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01823.html (9,128 bytes)
10. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Bert Otten <Bert.Otten@nni.nl>; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 09:42:07 +0100; afdeling Logistiek tel. +31 15 2690 298 fax. +31 15 2690 190 Nederlands Normalisatie instituut http://www.nni.nl -SNIP- I re-checked the timing - 15 BTDC (should be 10 BTDC) and the dwell 55 (should; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01840.html (10,866 bytes)
11. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 19:44:11 -0400; sputter or what? The carb cleaner you put in will take at least a full tank of gas to clear anything out. Did you do any work on the car before this problem started? =2E..Art< Art, Thanks for post.; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01911.html (9,085 bytes)
12. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory); Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 00:53:27 -0400; Have you check float bowl operation? Mine was backfiring a while back and that was the problem - it was flooding. That's why they call this a "hobby" - because we're always doing something on the ca; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01951.html (8,604 bytes)
13. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord); Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 01:42:13 EDT; further on the gas pedal. I have to ease off the gas when it reaches 3000rpm because I get terrible back-firing in the exhaust system - feels like it's right under where I'm sitting (no jokes please!; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01956.html (9,260 bytes)
14. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: "White, Richard H." <White@courier3.aero.org>; Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 08:10:00 -0700; Adrian, I would check the carb diaphams/pistons for proper operation. Simply remove the air cleaners and rev the motor to see if the pistons rise with RPM. THe diaphrams might be a cheap thing to rep; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01988.html (8,633 bytes)
15. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>; Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 21:20:55 -0400; Hi there! Yes, mine has also stopped smoking! Was that a= n experience, or what! Thanks for the suggestions - the DPO had already taken all the anti-pollution stuff off. All except the line going fr; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg02072.html (8,900 bytes)
16. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>; Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 13:14:38 -0400; ounce KEY. If it becomes dislodged, dented, fractured, etc. the timing will be affected BUT at idle you may not see it with a timing light.< Ed, Well, I've just made some paint marks on the pulley a; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg02123.html (9,157 bytes)
17. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: glen.christian@juno.com (glen christian); Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 13:03:45 -0500; sounds to me like the advance unit in your distributor aint working quite right. as you rev the engine the timing mark should move indicating your spark is being advanced. Glen Christian Mechanical E; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg02124.html (9,023 bytes)
18. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: "Christopher G. Moog" <cgmoog@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 16:54:32 -0400; Two quick items. Since the dwell meter didn't show any problems when the engine broke up, I think we can assume that spark is not the problem (you've changed the coil once already I believe). That le; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg02132.html (9,449 bytes)
19. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison); Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 17:21:13 EDT; Adrian, you just described the classic, text book symptoms of a stuck or frozen mechanical advance in the dizzy. Remove the dizzy, and dis assemble the point plate (following the manual directions) t; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg02134.html (9,987 bytes)
20. Re: Can't go over 3000 rpm (score: 1): Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>; Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 18:22:40 -0400; Message text written by glen christian e right. as you rev the engine the timing mark should move indicating your spark is being advanced. = Glen Christian< Glen, Yeah, that dawned on me. I went ahea; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg02138.html (9,351 bytes)

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