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Larry e rutt
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Need a local mechanic

Post by Larry e rutt » Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:12 am

So who is my local T mechanic for Ephrata PA ? I keep running out the prime.. runs fine when I get it going but starts and then shuts down in two seconds.. I'm ready to change my hot plate vaporizer for an NH... but what if that is not the problem, what if I have something else going on ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. What do you think ?


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Re: Need a local mechanic

Post by Adam » Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:37 am

If you have a modern fuel filter installed, that may be your problem.


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Re: Need a local mechanic

Post by HPetrino » Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:03 am

Check the little vent hole in your gas cap. Sometimes they get clogged resulting in your symptom.


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Re: Need a local mechanic

Post by fliverfan » Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:54 am

The Hershey Museum is right down the road from you. They might be able to help or point you to a mechanic. I know they work on them because they have a small fleet for showing people how to drive them.


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Larry e rutt
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Re: Need a local mechanic

Post by Larry e rutt » Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:04 am

I dont have a filter... and gas flows freely to the carburetor..I think I'm losing prime because after it shuts down the motor is not primed, I need to choke it again to prime it to get it to fire.. I'm 90 %sure it the carburetor and maybe the fuel level.. I'm I thinking correctly ?


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Re: Need a local mechanic

Post by John kuehn » Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:33 pm

Have you tried making the fuel mixture a little more richer? Open the control needle just a little more. The engine should crank. If the engine keeps running that maybe a symptom of your problem.
Let the engine run till it warms up and then adjust for good idle speed.


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Re: Need a local mechanic

Post by FATMAN » Thu Mar 21, 2019 6:31 pm

if its hard to start also then check your intake gaskets and compression check for valves, Bob
had a speedster that did that once a piece of solder got loose in the gas tank and starved fuel

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