atta-boy Dusty

[fubar guzzi]

    Here is a HUUGE thank u from the ol Fubar to Dusty    My 63 International was running real bad,firing on somewhere between 8or6 cylinders, mileage from a high of 8 to a low 0f 3gallons/mile till it finally didn't run at all(GUZZI content)! Compression was 20/30 pounds above normal,smell of gas or equivalent was present in oil. The engine would turn over seriously fast,it would not even fire on one cylinder--new plugs + wires-condenser ,coil ok.      Out of desperation I called Dusty,he said,Oh I DON'T KNOW--- ol Indian trick was to pour cheap whiskey over engine ,try it   Well, after saturating the area with cheap whisky I realized I had a real problem, I bought the 1.75 size using only 1/3  of plastic (I said cheap)bottle! That wasn't the problem,the problem is I will have to drink the rest of the whisky my self (you can't let it set around---something about the environment)!!!Yikes, I will have to do this myself cause I don't get much company or friends stopping by to drink my lousy booze     Wouldn't you think DUSTY would have told me to only use the good stuff!!!
     After many,many,many phone calls(you'd have to know DUSTY) he figured out the problem-----before I give you the answer how about yous'all givin your advice

[Muzz]

The beast had so much petrol in the cylinders it was hydraulicing because the float had sunk. <shrug>

[yogidozer]

Pick up? Those were beautiful looking, far better than those made today.
How about a picture? 

[oldbike54]

 Where did ya go fubes ?

 It is a dump truck , and no , not a carburetor problem .

 Dusty

[PJPR01]

Clogged fuel filter

[oldbike54]

 If you didn't cut your teeth on pre '65 engines running straight weight oil the chances of figuring out what was wrong are really slim .

 Remember the two main indicators of what was wrong were really high compression readings , and gasoline in the oil . Heck , it is doubtful that most mechanics who started working after maybe 1974 could diagnose the problem W/O some serious surgery .

 Dusty

[Ted N]

Bad fuel pump diaphram.

[Muzz]

Bad fuel pump diaphram.

Just going to say that.

A story about early Mitsubishi engines that had that problem.  A garage on the West Coast (NZ) was working on one that had the problem.  Started it up and the gas in the sump ignited, blew the cam cover clean off and left a dent in the roof!

It was reputed to look spectacular when she blew.

[oldbike54]

 You guys are missing the clues , stupid high compression , losing cylinders , single weight oil (low or no detergent) in its early life .

 Dusty

[Shorty]

Pushrod off the perch? Valves not opening?

[fubar guzzi]

Gee guys I'm really impressed,your all doin great ---thank you DUSTY for holding down the fort for me while I was barfing!!!So I will pull the plug+ give up the answer------Shorty was pretty close,drum roll please-----hydraulic lifters is the answer      

     Shorty you win--for winning u get to purchase tickets for 2 too Hawaii,+ don't forget to pay the TAX as well===are we going to have fun or what

 With all the vehicles iv'e owned I've never had a bad lifter,I was truly stumped 

[Shorty]

rpg dice roller


Thanks Fubes, it was fun.....oh, was I 'sposed to take you along? My bad....

[Chuck in Indiana]

 

[fubar guzzi]

   Sorry I MISSED our flight Shorty,due to all the flooding in Nebraska all the planes were vacated somewhere else   

      Thanks to every one who followed this posting,I had many laughs along the way

[Rick in WNY]

Wasn't that flight booked on a 737-Max-8?

[Shorty]

Wasn't that flight booked on a 737-Max-8?

We got em stacked up like chord wood in Tulsa right now.