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John T
11-30-2002 08:49:37
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Ok, this summer with some help from Henry and Ben and Paul, we went completely through my 620 with a carb rebuild and my meticulous wiring lol with 00 Gauge battery cables, a 1000 CCA Battery, a new ballast resistor and starter bypass switch (see December Green Magazine), and new 12 or 10 gauge coil, switch and ignition wiring (I hate voltage drop so I oversize), new quality points, condensor, cap, rotor and plugs and it started and ran PERFECT all summer yayyyyy . I admit I run my power jet a little lean, because I dont like black exhaust smoke and sooting up the plugs under light use. Anyhow, today was the first cold day and my cows were cussing and bawling needing a big round bale, so I hop on the old girl and pull the choke and she cranks n cranks but never a single pop (love them heavy duty batterys). Im thinking to myself, "Self, now what do I tell others when this happens"?? My first clues was there was no smoke (white or black) out the stack. I pull a plug wire and it fires a good spark to the block. I pull a plug and they are the nice gray clean color yayyyyy and fire, BUT they are as dry as a popcorn fart, despite I had the choke lever pulled out to max (I thought). I check for fuel and the carb bowl is fine and she runs clear and fast. Thennnnn I remember how many times myself or clooney or all the others on here warn that JUST BECAUSE YOU PULL THE CHOKE ROD OUT DOESNT NECESSARILY MEAN THE ACTUAL CHOKE BUTTERFLY IS CLOSING TIGHT. So, I hop back on and pull it very hard, and kaboom she finally gets sufficient fuel and fires right up yayyyyy. The moral of the story is, you can bet Im gonna be pulling that choke assembly to see whats happening and if the butterfly, shaft, and assembly are all okay, because Im thinking they are not. Cows have quit cussing and all is well again for now. Ol John T Nordhoff
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