Fresh engine first start
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Fresh engine first start
I was working up a sweat with lots of crank pulling yesterday. I got about a half dozen false starts. The engine would run a second or two and die. So this morning I removed the NH to check it out. I found the float setting was ½". I have no idea why I would have done such a thing, but I reset it to ¼", put the carb back on the car, and started it up. When I installed the crank pulley I thought it was OK, but the clatter says I need a better one.
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Re: Fresh engine first start
For the interim it's easy and effective to make a shim for the pulley out of a strip of a coke or beer can... I did this on a tour and it has worked great for years for me!
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Re: Fresh engine first start
I once used a shim. It was too thick, and later when I had to remove the pulley it was the job from Hell.
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Re: Fresh engine first start
Use a thinner shim, or only go 1/2 way around!
Re: Fresh engine first start
When I started my T for the first time after a rebuild it acted like it was seizing after a second or two. The engine started but then stopped abruptly. After a few restarts it would run longer and longer till it stayed running. I watched the oil and the water temperature closely. It eventually “ran in” and now runs fine. I was sure it was seizing but according to the guys on this site it is common after rebuilding. I thought sure I had ruined my engine but that was five years ago and still running great.
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Won't be long now, before you're in the breeze !!
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Re: Fresh engine first start
I used a brass shim hammered to thickness needed. Removed it this winter and installed same shim, no problem.
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Re: Fresh engine first start
It is good to hear that you didn't have to tow it, they should crank after a rebuild.
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Re: Fresh engine first start
Congratulations! What's up with the jumper cables?
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Re: Fresh engine first start
It was mighty stiff at first, but even after running only about an hour and a half it's pulling easier. The car battery wouldn't hold a charge, so I started with a separate battery. It will start on MAG when warm now, but it will need to loosen up a bit more to start easily without the battery.
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Re: Fresh engine first start
A good way to fix a loose pulley is to coat the inside with a liberal coat of tin solder (50/50). Tap it into place, any high spots in the tinning will self cut to size. No shimming, and will last for years.