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- Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:16 am
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: 1979 Trailfire 340 carberator issues
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1987
Re: 1979 Trailfire 340 carberator issues
Hi, So I scaled the float arm tab back a bit to lower the fuel level in the carb to no avail. (still too rich is seems) So now I'm going off on another line of inquiry, timing. I realized that the engine ran fine for the most part before we replaced the crank seals, and has ran terrible since then. ...
- Sun Nov 11, 2018 9:32 pm
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: 1979 Trailfire 340 carberator issues
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1987
Re: 1979 Trailfire 340 carberator issues
Hi, So I got to thinking about this issue one sleepless night and discovered the following, the float setup that was in the carb had the fuel level too low. Tonight I adjusted it according to the manual, and now I'm back to being too rich. I'm planning on adjusting the float arms a bit more to see w...
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 1:02 pm
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: 1979 Trailfire 340 carberator issues
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1987
Re: 1979 Trailfire 340 carberator issues
Hi, When we got the sled, it had good compression (we have a compression gauge and it was within the specs in the manual [110 psi I do believe]). We had it completely torn apart down to the crankshaft. My brother was the one doing that bit of work and he also was the one who bought the kit so I can'...
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:02 pm
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: 1979 Trailfire 340 carberator issues
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1987
1979 Trailfire 340 carberator issues
Hello, Last fall, My brother got a 340 trailfire. It ran well but not for more than a minute. Through advice from a guy in the area, we determined that the engine seals were bad. So we redid all the engine seals and gaskets. Got it all back together and it ran for a bit, then it seemed to run rich a...