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Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle #79790 07/10/2007 6:33 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 82 Gretna Nebraska P Purney Wrench Fetcher
Purney Wrench Fetcher P Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 82 Gretna Nebraska	Great info, thanks Stuart. I have checked wire position and firing order, all is well. Timing I have not done yet. I am not getting a fireball coming up out of the carb its just unburnt fuel spraying up. Ill do the compression test and let you all know. Thanks so much. I am going to get this going if it kills me.

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Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/10/2007 3:19 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/10/2007 4:20 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Roy Rodgers	07/10/2007 5:22 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/10/2007 4:52 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	carbking	07/10/2007 5:52 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	waldo53	07/10/2007 5:59 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/10/2007 6:09 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/10/2007 6:26 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/10/2007 6:33 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	carbking	07/10/2007 7:02 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Wrenchbender Ret.	07/10/2007 9:35 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/10/2007 10:10 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/11/2007 12:49 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/11/2007 1:50 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/11/2007 2:24 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/11/2007 3:27 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/11/2007 4:12 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	JiMerit Boltr#43	07/11/2007 4:23 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Roy Rodgers	07/11/2007 6:41 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	4ontheFloor	07/11/2007 7:00 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	TrevsOldChevs	07/11/2007 8:20 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/11/2007 2:31 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Builder	07/11/2007 5:51 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/11/2007 6:17 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Wrenchbender Ret.	07/11/2007 10:02 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/12/2007 1:36 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/12/2007 2:08 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/12/2007 2:49 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	atomarc	07/12/2007 2:57 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	D Sinclair	07/12/2007 6:28 AM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Denny Graham	07/12/2007 1:49 PM
Re: Need help, still cant get it to idle	Purney	07/12/2007 2:20 PM

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