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Metallica19991 · Post by **Metallica19991** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:04 am

yeah im not familiar with bottle feed.. but my engine wasn't hooked up right.. red wire goes to cylinder #2... white wire goes to cylinder #1.. i had those switched... and all it did was backfire.. blue flame sometimes... it didn't hurt my engine.. but once i got it running it ran... for a while anyways.. but i would try that.. one thing.. dont try this near anything that would catch on fire.. it is either going to run... or the backfire is going to get worse... i would take the muffler off if i was you. if theres no gas in the muffler keep it on... but if there is... well take it off.. leave the exhaust manifold on...

tieszo6 · Post by **tieszo6** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:06 am

You have an odd affection to bottle feeding. That wont tell you anything, it's just a band-aid. Of course it will run if you spray fuel directly down the carb. Listen to what these people are telling you and troubleshoot your system properly, component by component.

Mark

smitfire · Post by **smitfire** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:09 am

not sure which wires you talking about white and red?? are you talking about the ones that going on the spark plugs like i am or the cdi ones?

Metallica19991 · Post by **Metallica19991** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:12 am

ok.. i meant the wires that hooked up to the coils.. but yeah those are probably different.. i dont think you have the same engine as mine... try switching the coil wires.. the red and white wires (where the coils get power from) are probably some place where you cant reach... i would just try switching the black coil wires..

Metallica19991 · Post by **Metallica19991** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:13 am

what engine do you have anyways?

smitfire · Post by **smitfire** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:14 am

TA440a
trailfire 79 440 original

Metallica19991 · Post by **Metallica19991** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:20 am

ok... try switching them.. thats all i can really say... it might be hooked up wrong.. have you ever taken this engine apart before? ifso you probably hooked the wires up wrong

smitfire · Post by **smitfire** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:25 am

the wires on the spark plugs right? yes the plugs have been changed the wires might be wrong but i though one was made short so it could reach the other spark plug so you couldnt mess it up

Metallica19991 · Post by **Metallica19991** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:27 am

Ok.. you took this engine apart... as you just said.. which means you probably disconnected the wires from the coil.. (NOT the spark plug wires) the other wires that give the coils the power.. once you assembled it you probably mixed those wires up by accident...

Metallica19991 · Post by **Metallica19991** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:29 am

and also... one was made short as well on mine... but it did reach the other spark plug.. so i switched them.. and it ran... im just trying to give you fresh info... your not trying anything any of us have been telling you...

smitfire · Post by **smitfire** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:29 am

i havent take the engine apart the spark plug wires that connect to the plugs have been off not the engine taken apart

Metallica19991 · Post by **Metallica19991** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:32 am

so all of a sudden the engine stops starting and backfires?.. did you ever have this thing rebuilt? maybe the company that rebuilt it did it wrong...

smitfire · Post by **smitfire** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:37 am

when i first got it the fuel pump was dirty and didnt work, bottle feed it ran like a top, cleaned pump then it ran but wouldnt rev up or idel and pretty much not good

i had it running and driving goodafter some tinkering , bogged up some yet , well sat over nite flooded nothing has gone right since backfires wont start when you spray gas in carb, take muffler off about a half of gallon in it, that happened twice, ia m working on getting the gas out, installing a shutt off value try to start fresh

never rebuilt, bought it from original owner which it died on him last year cause of fuel trouble, wasent getting enough then

Metallica19991 · Post by **Metallica19991** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:39 am

i dunno... rebuild the carb and pump then... thats what the prob is here.. it works as a vacuum/pulse.. so Gravity wont work with this engine otherwise too much will be going in... have the gas tank level or so with the engine... thats all i can really tell you... do you have a walbro carb?

smitfire · Post by **smitfire** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:41 am

its a miniki or ya dont know how to spell it for sure haha