Now if we could just edjumicate the English on those leaky engines . . . .
Bill From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David Risch via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 10:03 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: David Risch Subject: Re: Stus-List Another Fuel Mystery Kinda like what I did with my 71 MGB. Starts easily first thing in the spring and all summer long. Darn thing is reliable as heck now. Go figure Sent from my Android. Please forgive typos. Thank you. _____ From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of bwhitmore via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:25:27 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: bwhitmore <bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Another Fuel Mystery Agreed as to probable coil, especially if it cut out immediately with no sputter whatsoever. Fuel issues on A-4s will almost always cause a slower die with a cough or two. For me, the coil never failed once I replaced the points and condenser with electronic ignition. The electronic ignition from Moyer Marine is only about 2x what you would pay for a full set of points, condenser, cap and rotor. Well worth the effort, and I never had to replace my cap and roter for 8 years after putting in the electronics. Just my $.02 worth, Bruce Sent from Samsung tablet. -------- Original message -------- From: Randy Stafford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 10/30/19 7:29 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Randy Stafford <randal.staff...@icloud.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Another Fuel Mystery Ah, thanks Dennis! Cheers, Randy On Oct 30, 2019, at 5:15 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Internal short in the ignition coil. Not uncommon issue with A4's when you run them a while. Coil gets extremely hot and shorts out. Cools a bit and it restarts. If you ever run it long again (can't imagine that happening in Chatfield) CAREFULLY put your hand on the coil. If it's too hot to touch, that could be the problem. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 5:02 PM Randy Stafford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Inspired by Tom's post. I have an A4. On Friday afternoon I filled the fuel tank. I motor so little on my lake - generally just in and out of the marina - that I can go a whole season one one tank. Case in point, she took 12 gallons Friday in a 20-gallon tank, and was in the water five months used multiple times weekly. I added lead substitute and stabilizer as usual. When hauling out Saturday morning, I had to keep station near the launch ramp for an hour waiting my turn. In the middle of that, my A4 just quit. It's never done that before, except a few times two years ago when I had a frozen petcock restricting fuel flow. After a bit of cranking and choking she fired back up again, and ran smoothly for the rest of the station-keeping, haul-out, and winterizing on the hard. I wrote it off to a temporary fuel flow issue, but I have no idea why it might have happened. Any ideas? Thanks, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30 MK I #7 Ken Caryl, CO _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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