roonie
10-15-2013, 02:13 PM
Firstly....What a great site this is! I hope when i gain some knowledge i can return some favors.
picked up a decent 1985 250es that was seized for 10 yrs...with plug out. Poured in some deisel fuel for couple weeks...nadda. Left the deisel fuel in all winter.....spring came .....walla! The sole reason the plug was left out was due to the owner not getting spark because the shifter drum cup centre nut had loosened and the cup fell off of its pin/slot and NOT moving the shifter into nuetral (hence no spark)and no nuetral switch (green light) opperation....then the shifter return spring stud snapped off causing the shifter to jamb. $8.40 fix.
Fastforward to now....i sprayed the cylinder with deisel fuel and filled it/circulated it with the turkey baster ...3 fills/ rinsed till no more grime was coming out. Took the carb off and cleaned the h@ll out of it but still will not feed fuel to the engine. Ive got the engine firing with gas in the plug hole now. Ran a piece of rebar wire into the plug hole and felt the walls.....no pitting was discovered. Im guessing mice/insects will not go into smelly holes....lol
Could the reason its not feeding fuel from the carb to the head be because i have not installed the air box behind it yet or do i have further cleaning issues to do on the carb itself?
What should i do once i do get this thing running to prevent wear on the walls....anything...or just run er slow for a while?
picked up a decent 1985 250es that was seized for 10 yrs...with plug out. Poured in some deisel fuel for couple weeks...nadda. Left the deisel fuel in all winter.....spring came .....walla! The sole reason the plug was left out was due to the owner not getting spark because the shifter drum cup centre nut had loosened and the cup fell off of its pin/slot and NOT moving the shifter into nuetral (hence no spark)and no nuetral switch (green light) opperation....then the shifter return spring stud snapped off causing the shifter to jamb. $8.40 fix.
Fastforward to now....i sprayed the cylinder with deisel fuel and filled it/circulated it with the turkey baster ...3 fills/ rinsed till no more grime was coming out. Took the carb off and cleaned the h@ll out of it but still will not feed fuel to the engine. Ive got the engine firing with gas in the plug hole now. Ran a piece of rebar wire into the plug hole and felt the walls.....no pitting was discovered. Im guessing mice/insects will not go into smelly holes....lol
Could the reason its not feeding fuel from the carb to the head be because i have not installed the air box behind it yet or do i have further cleaning issues to do on the carb itself?
What should i do once i do get this thing running to prevent wear on the walls....anything...or just run er slow for a while?