I finally hauled my first of two RD-18's out of the basement. I tried to start it, but no dice.
Here's what I have done so far in troubleshooting.
1. Good compression
2. Good spark on both cylinders (Checked with spark plug air gap tester.)
3. Good pressure fuel tank - holds pressure and pumps gas. (double checked)
4. New fuel lines and fiber filter in the bowl.
5. Carb rebuilt with new needles and packing.
6. New plugs properly gapped. J6C plugs.
7. New condensors, coils, and points - gapped and cleaned.
8. Opened carb to double check all passageways. All okay.
Now the issue:
1. The motor will not start or even act like it wants to.
2. Checked new plugs, they were not wet.
3. Pulled carb, and checked float (new) and the bowl was not damp with fuel.
4. Sprayed mix in the carb, motor will run briefly...very well I might add.
5. Then dies within seconds.
6. Disconnected the vacuum cutout just to make sure it was not creating issue. No problems.
So I have spark, compression, and fuel into the fuel filter, but not to the bowl as far as I can tell. Obviously a fuel problem.
Anything obvious I've missed. I can't see much value in carrying pre-mix in a bottle to spray in the carb on my way down the river.
Please help me get my firs motor running.
Thanks!
Greg
Here's what I have done so far in troubleshooting.
1. Good compression
2. Good spark on both cylinders (Checked with spark plug air gap tester.)
3. Good pressure fuel tank - holds pressure and pumps gas. (double checked)
4. New fuel lines and fiber filter in the bowl.
5. Carb rebuilt with new needles and packing.
6. New plugs properly gapped. J6C plugs.
7. New condensors, coils, and points - gapped and cleaned.
8. Opened carb to double check all passageways. All okay.
Now the issue:
1. The motor will not start or even act like it wants to.
2. Checked new plugs, they were not wet.
3. Pulled carb, and checked float (new) and the bowl was not damp with fuel.
4. Sprayed mix in the carb, motor will run briefly...very well I might add.
5. Then dies within seconds.
6. Disconnected the vacuum cutout just to make sure it was not creating issue. No problems.
So I have spark, compression, and fuel into the fuel filter, but not to the bowl as far as I can tell. Obviously a fuel problem.
Anything obvious I've missed. I can't see much value in carrying pre-mix in a bottle to spray in the carb on my way down the river.
Please help me get my firs motor running.
Thanks!
Greg
