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Post by johnnyinhb on May 10, 2017 14:38:48 GMT -6
Hi all i'm new on this site , i have a 1980 honda passport c70 i can not keep it timed i put a new piston rings cylinder and head new carb new points and condensor it starts up fine runs about 5 mins then stops i checks the points gap it was at .014 and when it stops it about .009 i check to see if the screws are loose but all good their so i put it back to .014 start it again same thing runs about 5 min then stops i check it again its back to .009 not sure what to do next ?
Thanks
Johnnyinhb
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Post by cyborg on May 10, 2017 15:02:17 GMT -6
The screw that's holding the points is bottoming in the hole and you think your tightening on the points plate and you're not,, put a washer under the hold down screws head and the problem goes away
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Post by tvnacman on May 10, 2017 16:12:42 GMT -6
I owned a c70 a 1980 in the summer of 88. Blue fairing basket.
Try what Cyborg says.
John
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Post by johnnyinhb on May 11, 2017 7:06:38 GMT -6
Thank you i'll try that today !
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Post by 2stroked on May 12, 2017 13:21:58 GMT -6
The screw that's holding the points is bottoming in the hole and you think your tightening on the points plate and you're not,, put a washer under the hold down screws head and the problem goes away I had an old Homelite chainsaw that this happened to me with. Drove me nuts. Two seasons I fought with that sonuva biscuit. Only by accident I figured it out. I dropped the set screw and had to use a different one from my "xtras" bin. Still runs fine. |
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Post by cyborg on May 12, 2017 17:44:58 GMT -6
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Post by 2stroked on May 12, 2017 19:34:51 GMT -6
AND? I was simply giving props. If you have some how managed to take offense to a simple statement I will not apologize. I was giving someone respect for a possible solution that not everyone would have thought of. People were on this particular forum seem to get angerd quickly. Wonder why that is? Cyborg, again no offense was intended, and I don't get what youre angered about. |
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Post by cyborg on May 13, 2017 10:54:31 GMT -6
I was asking the op if the "fix" worked,,, not angry about anything,, just wondered if my wild shot in the dark was correct
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Post by cyborg on May 13, 2017 11:12:10 GMT -6
As a side note I was happy you chimed in with your fix as well,, supports my theory,,,this is probably the problem
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Post by 2stroked on May 18, 2017 10:39:23 GMT -6
Again, I am sorry. There is no excuse for my acting like an arse.
Damn meds are killing me....
EDIT: Yup, I would about guarantee that was the problem.
Its kinda rough when people don't come back with an answer aftr someone gives them a go direction to look in.
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