Posted by dstates on June 10, 2012 at 20:12:23 from (173.27.246.62):
After getting the spark and fuel issues sorted out, I pulled my Grandpa’s ’52 H out of the garage today to see if it would start. I was amazed that the first time I pushed the starter button it popped and showed some life. At first it would only stay started when I had the starter motor going, but I got it going longer by playing with the choke some.
I didn’t get to drive it around because it didn’t want to stay running. To keep it going I had to be on the choke pretty much the whole time. It would start the best if I pulled the choke rod towards me, turned it over some, push the choke rod away from me and then it would start. It wanted to stay running at mid choke, but I couldn’t keep it in the magic spot for very long or if I adjusted the throttle it wanted to die. There is also a slight gas leak at the bottom of the carb. I didn’t notice it right away and can’t tell if it was coming from the drain plug or the adjust screw on the bottom of the bowl (IH carb).
Any suggestions?
Here are some links to videos.
This first video shows how I struggled to figure out how to keep it running at first (you have to love my daughter’s comment half way through…)
I throw this third video in because it is interesting. I only had the H backfire one time and it is in this video. It looks like a puff of exhaust came out of the manifold.
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