MC Hunting for an idle

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MC Hunting for an idle

Post by MountainHighMC » Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:09 am

Hey guy's, so my ol gal has decided to take up an erratic idle, it isn't a major by any means but nonetheless apparent.
I went through the carb, installed a basic kit and load adjustment assy still up and down ever so slightly.
Checked ign timing and found it to be all over the map as well...
The engine has always taken it's time to come down to low idle when the throttle position is decreased. I managed to improve on that somewhat today.
I'm certain the motor has a bazzillion hours on it but would like it to run as well as possible.
Any suggestions on probable causes is appreciated.
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Bradley

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Post by gregjo1948 » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:39 am

Check the distributor shaft for bad bushing. If the bushing is worn, there will be varying point gap causing incorrect timing. gregjo1948
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Post by DukeofDeere » Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:05 am

Idle jet may be plugged or need adjusting.

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Post by Stan Disbrow » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:25 pm

Hi,

Let us give him something else. The governor is sticky. Which would cause the slow rev down to idle after the lever is moved. You know, the lever which goes to the governor and not the carb....

My M did that last spring. Started running oddly and surging at idle. Governor and linkages wanted some lubing up. What?(!) after 60 years! Sheesh! :P

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Post by MountainHighMC » Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:32 pm

Evenin boys, thanks for the replies...
Hopefully get to spend some time with er tomorrow.
I'll keep ya posted
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Post by MountainHighMC » Sun Mar 15, 2015 7:52 pm

Afternoon, well I checked that distributer shaft for play, yes there is.
I also noticed that the governor lever comes into contact with the air cleaner mounting bracket before it hits the governor stop screw...
Funny thing is that she only revved about sixteen hundred rpm at high idle?..
Any ideas?
Anyways, I decided to remove the rad and fan assembly so as to try and repair a very feeble previous attempt at repairing a cracked water jacket on the head.
Hey Stan, were you meaning that I should remove, clean and inspect the governor assembly then lube and reinstall?
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Post by Stan Disbrow » Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:44 pm

Hi,

Well, the gov should have lube in it. After so many years, is there any left, and what does it look like is a good question. The linkage tends to get lubed by the 'fire a blob' method. Most of it you can see, but can be hard to get an oil can tube to. Then, what was in the oil can becomes another good question. Something that attracts dirt, usually.

Anyway, it all tends to get sticky over time. A little stick there, a little hang-up there, and one day it acts up. Cranky old iron! :P

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Post by gregjo1948 » Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:28 am

I think the MC runs at low rpms. 1600 might be where it should be. gregjo1948
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Post by Lavoy » Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:58 am

MC should be 1800 at high idle, loaded speed is 1650.
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Post by MountainHighMC » Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:16 am

Mornin boy's
So I removed the governor, found that the lower dowel pin was made out of an ole piece a wood, also that the weight arms had been coming into contact with the front gear cover due to a worn nose cone bushing in the cover. Also that the gov drive gear has a few chipped teeth... (Not a major I'm sure)
I put her all back together and we took er up to my buddy's farm, graded out some high spots in his driveway, and proceeded to tend to the burn pile.
I was halfway across the riding ring and all of a sudden she started running really rich, smokin like a house on fire, unresponsive to any carb adjustments, and barely keep running at all.
I shut the gas off and gave her a bit to settle down and she fired back up, but now she is way down on power and running very rough. Still got the job done but is showing a lot of emotion, I know she's old and cranky but any help is appreciated
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Post by gregjo1948 » Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:34 am

Maybe a float problem. gregjo1948
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Post by DukeofDeere » Tue Mar 17, 2015 3:36 pm

Air breather could be loaded...

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Post by MountainHighMC » Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:06 am

Hey guy's
Thanks for the replies
The breather is a "free flowing" type unit
If ya know what I mean
I never got a chance to get up to the farm today to check the float.

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Float ?

Post by BradE » Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:43 am

gregjo1948 wrote:Maybe a float problem. gregjo1948
Same thing happened to my last 40C. Float had leaked, was full of gas. Flooded out. Let it sit, restarted OK until next time. Got a new float and never had the problem again.
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