- 1. bugeye 500 mile (score: 1)
- Author: "carolien coulter" <carolien@coastalnet.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 20:31:53 -0700
- hi everyone, Well, I changed oil and transmission oil, retorqued head(which didn't need anything),adjusted valves(some minor tweaks),check timing( needed adjustment),checked all fluid levels etc. and
- /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00926.html (7,650 bytes)
- 2. Re: bugeye 500 mile (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:16:13 -0400
- Carol It might be a bad generator bearing, or loose fan on the generator. Try to wiggle the fan on the generator, I have seen many of these work loose and rattle. If you bought one of those cheap tim
- /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00927.html (8,889 bytes)
- 3. Re: bugeye 500 mile (score: 1)
- Author: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 18:26:03 -0700 (PDT)
- could it just be pinging? It would match your symtoms. Does it do it mainly at low rpm/high load ? Ulix Ulix __/__,__ .......................................................... (_o____o_).... '67 Sp
- /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00928.html (9,616 bytes)
- 4. Re: bugeye 500 mile (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Samaroo" <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 20:54:17 PDT
- Oh Oh here I go agreeing with Ulix and disagreeing with Frank, if this started occuring right after you adjusted the timing I think you may have advanced it too much. Back off on the timing a bit and
- /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00934.html (10,329 bytes)
- 5. Re: bugeye 500 mile (score: 1)
- Author: Thecarguru@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 11:36:59 EDT
- Another possibility is that the mechanical advance springs (or even one of them) have come loose or broken, allowing the timing to advance fully at a very low rpm. Put a timing light on it and watch
- /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00940.html (7,181 bytes)
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