Patton
Jedi Warrior
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Tomorrow, I am going to spend most of my day off tuning up the 100-6 to find why it lacks "umph". The motor seems to run very smooth in the garage, but it accelerates weakly and tops out at 50 MPH.
Please look over my plan and validate that I am going through he right steps.
According to the Workshop manual, low power should be caused by one of these things.
Possible Causes of Low Power
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A - 3. Dirty, pitted, or incorrectly set contact breaker points
- 10. Defective Fuel Pump
- 11. Over-choking
- 13. Choked petrol filter or jets
- 14. Valves leaking
- 15. Sticking Valves
- 16. Valve timing incorrect
B - 1. Plugs defective or incorrect gap
- 2. Retarded ignition
- 3. Mixture too weak
- 6. Incorrect valve clearance
C - 6. Worn piston rings
- 7. Worn valve stems or guides
D - 1. Weak or broken valve springs
E - 1. Overheating
G - 1. Leaking joint washers
- 2. Fouled spark plugs
- 3. Automatic advance not functioning
I am planning on following the tune-up steps in Norman Nock's book (it says that Reid collaborated). Hopefully this will isolate the problem and it will be a non mechanical issue.
Thanks
Patton
[ 12-30-2003: Message edited by: Patton ]</p>
Please look over my plan and validate that I am going through he right steps.
According to the Workshop manual, low power should be caused by one of these things.
Possible Causes of Low Power
------------------------------
A - 3. Dirty, pitted, or incorrectly set contact breaker points
- 10. Defective Fuel Pump
- 11. Over-choking
- 13. Choked petrol filter or jets
- 14. Valves leaking
- 15. Sticking Valves
- 16. Valve timing incorrect
B - 1. Plugs defective or incorrect gap
- 2. Retarded ignition
- 3. Mixture too weak
- 6. Incorrect valve clearance
C - 6. Worn piston rings
- 7. Worn valve stems or guides
D - 1. Weak or broken valve springs
E - 1. Overheating
G - 1. Leaking joint washers
- 2. Fouled spark plugs
- 3. Automatic advance not functioning
I am planning on following the tune-up steps in Norman Nock's book (it says that Reid collaborated). Hopefully this will isolate the problem and it will be a non mechanical issue.
Thanks
Patton
[ 12-30-2003: Message edited by: Patton ]</p>