Super A quit running
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:18 pm
Working on a family members super a that quit. Here's the sequence of events-
Hard to start, HUGE backfire out exhaust pipe but started
Ran poorly ( skip, low power) for about 500 feet then died.
Here's what I found so far -
Good compression (150 psi)
Not flooded clean plugs points etc
Great fire at points and spark plugs however will only occasionally pop using ether trying to start
Remove rotor button and shaft has quite a bit of backlash and makes some noise when moving back and forth. I compared this to one of my cubs and rotor shaft is much tighter and will spring back to position when released. The A will not.
I suspect at this point something is broken in distributor ( counterweight springs ? )
Has anyone else had this issue or have any ideas?
At this point I am thinking setting to correct time and removing dist to look under point plate.
Hard to start, HUGE backfire out exhaust pipe but started
Ran poorly ( skip, low power) for about 500 feet then died.
Here's what I found so far -
Good compression (150 psi)
Not flooded clean plugs points etc
Great fire at points and spark plugs however will only occasionally pop using ether trying to start
Remove rotor button and shaft has quite a bit of backlash and makes some noise when moving back and forth. I compared this to one of my cubs and rotor shaft is much tighter and will spring back to position when released. The A will not.
I suspect at this point something is broken in distributor ( counterweight springs ? )
Has anyone else had this issue or have any ideas?
At this point I am thinking setting to correct time and removing dist to look under point plate.