[Spridgets] Bugeye/Frogeye Club..... Re: Racer guys Engine help

[Lester]

Paul,

yes, it has run before but never run well.   It is a new engine, built by
someone else.  My current thinking is something along those lines.   I am
about to go remove the front cover and see what's what.

Dave,

if it would run I would put a vacuum gauge on it.   It doesn't run well enough
to do that, IIRC, a vacuum gauge won't tell you squat while you are just
turning it over.  And where would I hook it up, no vacuum ports on the carbs
or intake manifold.



On Jul 20, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Paul Herder wrote:

> Lester,
>
> It REALLY sound like your cam is not installed correctly.  It sounds like
> your engine is in either the compression or exhaust stroke with the intake
> valves opening thus blowing out fuel / air (exhaust valve or no valves open
> during these strokes.)
>
> Has this engine ever ran or is this a new rebuild/assembly?  If it has ran
> before, something has changed and if not then something was not installed
> correctly.  Timing chain slipped on its sprockets (or installed off a
tooth,
> or more?)
>
> I would take a step back and put a degree wheel on the crank and degree in
> the cam and see if it is opening the intakes at the correct time.
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> And some more info.. with someone else cranking the engine over there is
> fuel / air blowing out of both carbs.
>
> ARRgghhhhh!!!
>
> Lester