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eagle · 10-06-2021, 06:30 PM

Use an unlit propane torch to check for intake leaks.

nkaminar · 10-07-2021, 07:31 AM

I agree. Big vacuum leak.

Keith True · 10-07-2021, 08:54 AM

I've never had any luck using propane on A unless the fan belt is off.Gas in an old oil squirt can still seems to work the best for me.Some of the new carb and electrical cleaners are non-flammable too,so you have to make sure they actually will work before you try.Just because they say danger,do not use around an open flame it doesn't mean they will burn.

katy · 10-07-2021, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by f balsiger

running 12v neg ground.

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the coil gets hot but I can hold my hand on it

What coil are you using? For 12 volt you need one w/a primary winding of ~3 ohms, or one w/a primary winding of ~1-1/2 ohms and a ballast resistor of ~ 1-1/2 ohms (in series w/the coil).

10-06-2021, 06:30 PM	#21
eagle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Eagle Bend, MN Posts: 2,026	Re: Stymied Use an unlit propane torch to check for intake leaks. __________________ "There are some that can destroy an anvil with a teaspoon and shouldn't be allowed to touch anything resembling a tool."

10-07-2021, 07:31 AM	#22
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,904	Re: Stymied I agree. Big vacuum leak. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

10-07-2021, 08:54 AM	#23
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 2,990	Re: Stymied I've never had any luck using propane on A unless the fan belt is off.Gas in an old oil squirt can still seems to work the best for me.Some of the new carb and electrical cleaners are non-flammable too,so you have to make sure they actually will work before you try.Just because they say danger,do not use around an open flame it doesn't mean they will burn.