Chris,
Chris Mottram wrote:
>
> I just got the Tiger started after having it apart for
> 2 years. The engine was not taken apart, just taken
> out along with everything else.
> The downside is that the same old fuel pump just kept
> on pumping until fuel flowed out every hole in the
> carb. What am I dealing with here? A carb problem or
> a fuel pump problem. I did nothing to either unit
> while they were out.
Perhaps the needle valve is not seating when the float does (or doesn't)
rise. This shuts off the fuel pump when it senses back pressure.
> Also, is the ballast resister on the ignition circuit
> supposed to get really hot? Mine does as well as the
> electronic choke (Carter afb 650 )
Yes, on both.
>
> Thanks for all the help. Without the list and the
> contributors, I would still have just a rusty pile of
> parts!
>
> Chris
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