For the most part, other than some fuel line plugging which I think I have under control, it has run pretty well since I got it. Even though it starts and runs fairly well, it has always had a slight miss that has been noticeable but not enough to cause problems. A couple of days ago I was using it and it became worse and worse to the point where I'd hit the throttle and it would kind of "sputter" up to rpm and not run very smooth. It seemed similar to earlier problems I had with fuel supply but not exactly. So I took the carb off and cleaned it, made a new gasket for carb to manifold and fired it up again and adjusted it. Still no better. Removed the plugs and found that one of the four looked like it was burning properly, two were quite black and sooty and one was kind of in between. The one that was burning properly was correctly gapped, the others were not (go figure). The two sooty ones had gaps that were visibly too close and the in between one didn't look bad but was. So I cleaned them up with the wire wheel and re-gapped them. I also filed and gapped the points (again worn pretty bad). When I turned the key it fired right up and sounded better than before but I still have a bit of a sputter. The throttle runs up smoothly without sputtering so that's better but it's still not as smooth as I think it should be. Not sure how smooth they can possibly run but I figure it could be a little better.
So today I ordered a Pertronix electronic ignition kit and new plugs and wires. I'll keep you all posted as to how it all works out. I know someone was asking a week or so ago about the electronic kits.
So today I ordered a Pertronix electronic ignition kit and new plugs and wires. I'll keep you all posted as to how it all works out. I know someone was asking a week or so ago about the electronic kits.
