True, but when I apply suction, the advance works fine and springs back to
it's original position. I'll look at it again though.
Time to do some fiddling...
Jeff
on 3/2/03 2:08 PM, Bob & Sue Bernard at bobnsueb@saber.net wrote:
>
> Hi,
> OK, but don't the pertronix mount on the same plate as the points? Therefor
> the centrifugal advance weights could still be stuck out keeping it too
> advanced at idle.
>
> Bob B
>
> At 09:10 AM 3/2/2003, you wrote:
>
>> I'll try backing off the timing. I run a Pertronix ignition.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> on 3/2/03 8:47 AM, Bob & Sue Bernard at bobnsueb@saber.net wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I'd wonder if the timing is too advanced so that it tries to fire the
>>> piston backward. This commonly feels like a weak battery.
>>> The advanced weights can get stuck from lack of lubrication over the year,
>>> because they are hidden under the points mounting plate.
>>>
>>> Bob B
>>>
>>> At 08:25 AM 3/2/2003, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lately, I've been experiencing an odd problem at start up.
>>>>
>>>> When I hit the starter button, the engine will turn over, slow, and then
>>>> surge. Best way I can describe it. Similar to what it feels like to start
>>>> the engine with the hand crank. Turns easy, gets harder as compression
>>>> builds, and speeds up once you've gotten to the down stroke. Repeat.
>>>>
>>>> This only happens with the ignition on. The engine turns over without
>>>> hesitation when I just hit the starter button with the ignition off (no
>>>> spark). Based on that, I don't think it's starter related or due to a bad
>>>> ground. I've got plenty of battery power.
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts? Other then wanting a bit of choke and gas first thing in the
>>>> morning when it's cold (cold being a relative at 45o), the truck has never
>>>> failed to start, even with this new symptom.
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
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