I'm somewhat in the same boat with Scott (subject: "loss of
power"). I bought my '76 B about three months ago from a guy who
pampered it... did a complete body resto. He left the engine alone with
59,000 original miles on it, but said the carb could probably use a
rebuild.
I drove it for about three weeks before I noticed that there was
a "lurching" feel to the power. It persisted in getting worse until one
day I took off from a light and it pulled then hesitated, lurched and
stumbled, groaned and sputtered to a halt.
Hauled it home, checked the sparks, points, flushed the carb with
cleaner, checked the air and oil filter, I also checked the timing,
siphoned out all the gas, sent some dry gas through (it had been sitting
for nearly a year) and it came to life again... A-okay. However, not
satisified by the prognosis, I took it to a mechanic.
After paying too much for work that didn't fix the ailment, the
guy took a second look at it, and replaced the fuel filter. It ran just
fine... for another four weeks. It's doing it again... every now and
then the power cuts out momentarily - causing a lurch when it regains
power. The loss of power is frequent, but not consistent, sometimes so
slight that it just feels like small bumps in the road (gotta love that
suspension), and sometimes bad enough that it feels like a serious case
of hiccups. I'm pretty sure that it's missing - the <putt-putt- *
-putt-putt-putt-putt- * - putt> issued from the tailpipe is the messenger
of that great news.
I have no idea if the momentary engine failures are due to
missing, to a clogged fuel line / dirty tank, or if it's all wrapped up
into one big mess.
Anyone?
-Zeeves
'76 B
Fort Wayne, IN
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