Michel Pelletier writes >
> I had brought along a fresh new battery and dropped it in. After a few
> fluid checks, I turned it over. Good cranking, but no firing. No firing
> at all. I check the plugs, everything looks fine. Pop off the air
> filters, no smell of gas in the carbs. After spraying some gas in the
> bowls, it started right up! And in a few minutes, it was idling very
> smoothly.
Mechanical fuel pump, right? The fool pump lost its prime over the
storage time. Starter does not provide enough moxie to reprime it. I ran
the Mighty K-wagon out of gas and pushed it into a gas station. Filled it
up. It would not start. Dribbled some fuel into the carb, and she fired
right up.
BTW, the Mighty K-wagon has eaten her head gasket. #3 and #4 are "sharing
space". When I position the engine so all valves in 3 and 4 are closed,
and pressurize #4, the air comes screaming out of the spark plug hole in #3.
Rats. And it took as long to get the VALVE COVER off as it would have
taken to PULL THE HEAD on my ex-Midget or my Europa. Pulling the head is
going to be no picnic. If I had any money for another car, I would just
junk it.
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