I have a 1931 Model C and when I purchased it it had been sitting for some time. I cleaned the GX-1 carb oiled it up and hot wired it with a toggle switch and started it.
I took it for several rides with no issues other than having to re adjust the carb frequently.
Jump to today, I have since re-wired the bike to use the original switches in the dash, got the kit from Harbor vintage cycles for the fiber plates etc, all done and working well.
I took it out for a ride yesterday and it ran and continued to stall like it was running out of gas, I would pull over turn off the ignition put the center stand down turn the ignition on and it would start after 2 or 3 kicks, get back on it and ride it 4 or 5 more blocks, same thing.
I put it on the bench, pulled the carb off cleaned it re adjusted the points got it outside started it and drove it around my building made it almost all the way around it started to sputter cough and stalled, cant start it back up. Put it back inside checked the gas flow to the carb and it seems to be adequate.
Am I missing something here??? When it was hot wired I was able to go 10 miles, yes it backfired but it kept going.
I'm at a loss, the power at the plus side of the coil is over 6 volts like 6.14 or so so that should be good.
I'm thinking timing issue?? I do not have any manuals with the bike as I have not had it that long, can anyone help!
Thanks,
Marc
I took it for several rides with no issues other than having to re adjust the carb frequently.
Jump to today, I have since re-wired the bike to use the original switches in the dash, got the kit from Harbor vintage cycles for the fiber plates etc, all done and working well.
I took it out for a ride yesterday and it ran and continued to stall like it was running out of gas, I would pull over turn off the ignition put the center stand down turn the ignition on and it would start after 2 or 3 kicks, get back on it and ride it 4 or 5 more blocks, same thing.
I put it on the bench, pulled the carb off cleaned it re adjusted the points got it outside started it and drove it around my building made it almost all the way around it started to sputter cough and stalled, cant start it back up. Put it back inside checked the gas flow to the carb and it seems to be adequate.
Am I missing something here??? When it was hot wired I was able to go 10 miles, yes it backfired but it kept going.
I'm at a loss, the power at the plus side of the coil is over 6 volts like 6.14 or so so that should be good.
I'm thinking timing issue?? I do not have any manuals with the bike as I have not had it that long, can anyone help!
Thanks,
Marc
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