[Mgs] Fuel Issue

Jim Juhas james.f.juhas at snet.net
Mon Jan 28 17:31:21 MST 2013


Another possibility is a valve stuck open in #4. Check compression.

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Jim Juhas

On Jan 28, 2013, at 6:09 PM, Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins at ktc.com>
wrote:

> If the valve train is working OK, it may be running on only the front carb.
I've run into this.
>
> CR
> On 1/28/2013 1:40 PM, Bill Snyder wrote:
>> I have a '66B that I cranked after a 6-month hiatus a few days ago. It
>> started but ran very rough as if on 3 cylinders. I put in fresh plugs,
>> checked the dizzy cap and cleaned it contacts as well as the rotor. There
>> was no change. After re-inspecting the plugs, it appears that the 4th
>> cylinder was not firing, but the plug was not gas or oil fouled. Laying
the
>> plug out on the block, attached to the plug wire and cranking showed the
>> plug firing properly, so I am apparently getting no fuel to that cylinder.
>> Can anyone run me through the procedure to check on that issue? It has
>> Petronix ignition and has been converted to negative ground. Thanks in
>> advance.
>>
>> Bill Snyder
>>
>> Waynesville, NC
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