Recently, I got her all back together, and got her prepped for some shakedown runs. She won't idle, alone, below 1500, and off a dead stop, between 1/4 and 1/2 throttle, she sputters and chugs. All factory jetting, airbox and filter, and stock exhaust. I've played with the pilots and needle positions, nothing improves matters, much.
The other day, I realized I didn't comp. test, so I warmed her up and pulled out my tester. All chambers were within 10% of each other, with a horrible average of 35 psi! How was this thing even running?! Pulled the air filter with the airbox sides off, nothing changed. And, yes, I fully opened the throttle for the tests. Adding a little oil jumped the results up by about 15 psi.
Points and timing were checked and in spec. Right now, all valves are either in spec or a tad loose, except for, I think, #4 exhaust, which is on the tight side. Static reading on the coils were 4 ohms, each.
The other day, I test drove it down two blocks, to test some tweaks. It sputtered one block down, died, and refused to start, no matter what I did. The battery died from all the attempts, it wouldn't kick over, nor would it catch in gear. Had to call the wife, she came down, and we towed it behind our SUV up the hill to the garage.
I suspect more than just a compression issue. Right now, I just need to take some time away from her in an effort to regain some sanity.I apologize if my writings seem crazed. I've worn myself ragged on this build, and with these issues, I've become slightly unravelled. Once I have a chance to relax, I'm gonna run a leakdown test. That should prove fun!
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