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Keith,

I went out and checked the nut and it was secure, the one on the end of the crankshaft. I am not sure of the type of ignition but it has two springs behind a cover and two magnets opposite of each other, the srpings are intact and when I grip the spinner it turns slightly and the springs expand and return normally. Hope this makes sense???

I had the carbs synched yesterday and they are pulling 6 in. of mercury at 1,200 RPM, is this low? I could not remember what Earl said with regards to how much it should pull, at 1,200 RPM something between 8 and 10?? 6 inches is what my friends synchronizer measured, it is a good one!!! The carbtune II I purchased would not read at all at 1,200 RPM, when blipped it would read but once returned to idle no measurement.

Scud
 
One more thing, last night I took her for short (5 mile) ride, it pulled good and returned somewhat to idle quicker then she has, then this morning I went out to go for a lengthy ride and she would not start at all, gas was not reaching the combustion chamber, I had good spark but no fuel, plugs were dry. Then later this afternoon I thought I would 'try her again' and as soon as I hit the starter she fired up....your tellin me...huh??? I revved her to 4,000 RPM and she returned to normal idle of 1,200. I turned her off after trying this twice for a total running time of about 1 minute...did'nt want to push my luck. So I am feeling pretty good right now but am afraid to go and try again until tomorrow....I could use a good nights rest. Does this turn on a light bulb for anyone??

Sincerely

Confused :-k
 
I think you're OK with the sinc' levels, as long as you got them fairly level with each other. If you cranked the motor and did'nt get fuel in the cylinders, you may have a petcock problem or faulty vacuum line. You said the carbs are clean inside. This would'nt cause the sooty plugs and hanging idle though.
The 1980 petcocks are strange. They only have prime and on positions and no thumb lever. The factory manual says the motor must be cranked to initiate fuel flow, even in the prime position. Most other petcocks will flow just by turning their lever to prime and no motor cranking. If you continue to have a problem with it, you may have to re-build it. I would replace the vacuum line first unless you know it's new. Some cracks can be hard to see and a new piece of line is cheap.
 
I will look at the petcock today sometime, it appeared to be leaking slightly and this is a recent development. It has a sheen of wetness that has an oily appearance near the screw that turns it from prime to on.

Consider a new vacuum line purchased this morning, it appears fine but new has to be better.

Scud
 
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