Be sure to set your timing to TDC by opening the top of the dizzy and
spinning the motor to TDC or slightly BTDC and then rotate the dizzy
until the contacts just open.
Also, I would run a very light oil, or a very high detergent light oil
for about 500 miles and be very gentle on this engine not to rev it
over 3,000 rpms - you don't want to spin a bearing if ports are
clogged or old oil has caked on the bearings - old gunk needs time to
clear out before you can start racing around town.
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On 11/1/07, RAWDAWGS@aol.com <RAWDAWGS@aol.com> wrote:
> My BN4 Longbridge has been sitting in my garage for about 15 years while I
> did the career raise kids thing and I have been trying to get it running for
> the past week or so. I have spark, and I have gas but it isnt kicking off. I
> just have the split headers on now, and I got a pretty impressive tongue of
> flame,but it wont kick off. I pulled the valve cover and saw I have one stuck
> valve. Tomorrow's shopping list is a compression gauge and some ether(do they
> still sell that?). I passed tractor 101 back in the day. Any ideas? Scott
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