Wednesday, January 22, 2014

First Start!!!

I don't really have any pictures sorted out for posting, but here is the First Start the happened on 1/20/14.  Very short run.  The fuel rail to the carb has a place for a pressure gauge hook up, but I didn't install one.  The plug that was installed was not fuel tight and started to spray gas.  I tried to fix it a couple of times, but it just wouldn't hold.  I ordered a new tee without a plug and installed it today.  The fuel leak is gone.  I also had a valve cove gasket leaking oil.  That is fixed as well.  The last problem is the choke.  When I got the engine and carb the lever for the choke was unhooked.  I had to disassemble the choke to fix it.  Well, I put it together wrong.  I figured out how to do it correctly today.  I still need to get the fast idle (idle with choke on) set and tune the carb up.  The final adjustments will probably have to wait until it gets warm again