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Running Rough
Suddenly the 57 is running rough and is putting out soot at the tail pipe. I put some sea foam in the gas and that doesn't help. Thoughts on primary places to start? I did a superficial check to make sure the coil wires were connected, pulled the air infeed (which sucks alot of air in), made sure the jet was cleaned. I pushed the kill switch to stop and the ammeter was pinned on the positive side. Regulator is new from Napa 3 months ago (polarized the generator).
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Re: Running Rough
Suddenly....
Soot.....
Dead cylinder...leaving unburned fuel to make soot.
I would start with new plugs. I like the 3116 autolites...never had one foul.
Then consider points and condenser.
Soot.....
Dead cylinder...leaving unburned fuel to make soot.
I would start with new plugs. I like the 3116 autolites...never had one foul.
Then consider points and condenser.
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Re: Running Rough
Hood off to change plugs I guess
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Re: Running Rough
ajhbike wrote:Hood off to change plugs I guess
You can do it with the hood on.
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Re: Running Rough
Yeah, a box end wrench works better than a socket plug wrench.LRiddle wrote:You can do it with the hood on.
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Re: Running Rough
staninlowerAL wrote:Yeah, a box end wrench works better than a socket plug wrench.LRiddle wrote:You can do it with the hood on.
I use an offset 12-point box end on all of my tractors. You can wear heavy gloves and pull the plug wires, one at a time, while it is running. The one that makes no difference is your culprit. I'd remove, inspect, clean, and gap that plug first. The condition of the plug may help indicate why it fouled. If you put new plugs in, you may be hiding an underlying cause and they'll foul too.
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Re: Running Rough
what size offset wrench...it has been 20 years since I pulled a plug
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Re: Running Rough
I usually use the box end of a 7/8 combination wrench. Use it from the carburetor side with the handle angled down. The fit on some is a little close if you have underslung exhaust.
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Re: Running Rough
okay, thanks, will check out the wires while running and check out the plugs. Yes, i have the underslung exhaust
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Re: Running Rough
Question. Was the amp meter pegged/maxed out after the engine kill switch was in the off position and engine completely stopped?ajhbike wrote:I pushed the kill switch to stop and the ammeter was pinned on the positive side. Regulator is new from Napa 3 months ago (polarized the generator).
I have an excuse. CRS.
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Re: Running Rough
Also and I must admit I never noticed before, but that air intake takes in alot of air. I actually heard it over the idle engine noise. I removed the cap and put my hand over it and it was about as strong as a house vacuum. Is it normal that the engine consumes that much air? Maybe it is normal and it was another learning moment.
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Re: Running Rough
ajhbike wrote:Also and I must admit I never noticed before, but that air intake takes in alot of air. I actually heard it over the idle engine noise. I removed the cap and put my hand over it and it was about as strong as a house vacuum. Is it normal that the engine consumes that much air? Maybe it is normal and it was another learning moment.
A Cub has a 60 cubic inch engine (.0347 cubic feet). The engine draws in roughly that much air in two full revolutions given that it's a four stroke engine. So, if a Cub is idling at 500 rpm, the equation for air consumption is 500 rev per minute * .0347 cubic feet / 2 revs = 8.7 cubic feet per minute. The units of cubic feet per minute are known as a volumetric flow rate. A typical consumer grade shop vac will pull 50 to 100 cubic feet per minute.
Note that volumetric flow rate is not the same as the amount of vacuum (in psi or mm of Hg) that the engine will pull. If you cover the intake, it will suck on your hand just as hard as a vacuum cleaner (or perhaps even harder), it just won't happen near as quickly. I'm thinking that an engine will pull even harder since it's a displacement pump whereas vacuum cleaners use a turbine fan. Once a certain level of vacuum is reached, a vacuum cleaner will cavitate and won't pull any harder. A perfect displacement pump will pull all the way down to a total vacuum: -14.7 psi (atmospheric pressure).
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Re: Running Rough
Thanks Jim, I didn't think about it but you are right...it is like a positive displacement pump so it will be much more than a vacuum....and since I still have a ring on the palm of my hand I must have been approaching 29mmHg....it certainly didn't cavitate. So, it looks like i don't have a compression issue!!!!
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