Dave,
Absolutely get the dashpot oil level right! Had the very same symptoms
recently with the BN7 and found the oil level low. Brought the level up and
she now purrs again as always!
Keith Pennell
> Hey, got my little red (and black) wagon running today for the 1st time in
2.5
> years!!!!!!!! -All new tricarb choke cables, float lids and float chamber
> guts. Look Ma! ..no more overflowing float chambers!
>
> Man! Thing is, it was running like *(%$#@* when I put it away. ...And
guess
> what? It didn't fix itself while in storage.
>
> Looking for a shortcut to normal troubleshooting...
>
> Car runs and revs relatively smoothly when cold with full choke. Once
warmed
> up, car idles smooth (too high, 1500 rpm, but I can fix that later) but
breaks
> down when revved and under acceleration. Breaks down badly with some
crackling
> and light backfire. Cant reach upshift rpm in 2nd gear!
>
> So far, cleaned and reset points, and rotor blade, reseated spark plug
wires
> and checked distributor cap and contacts. Checked all ignition
connections.
> Found dashpot oil quite low, but not dry. --could that be it? Seems to me
that
> we had a similar thread a short while ago. -Though I've never had it get
low
> before, so I have never had problems with it.
> I'll fill them, ....any other ideas?
> Wanted to get suggestions before yanking plugs, replacing plug wires,
testing
> coil, resetting carbs etc etc.
>
> Dave Jones
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