It Ain't the Spark Plug !

[Wheel Rush]

The engine revs fine, the carb is getting plenty of fuel, it just doesn'r want to run when I let out the clutch !

It starts jerking and bogging down.

I checked the filters there OK.

Any ideas, what I'm looking at ?

This seems to have started, when I loaded the basket on tthe back with fishing gear for a sprint to the beach, Maybe thirty pounds, I adjusted the clutch about that time, it may have been to tight, I just loosened it a bit, still no change.

Could this be a clutch going bad, I'm a little mean to it.

Or could it have some grease on it, I noticed the cover was a little greasy around the edges, however last time I grease those gears, I thought I only dabbed it.

[Pablo]

So it idles fine? Revs fine with clutch disengaged?

Only khraps out when you load it?

So I assume by your header you have a new plug and plug wire.

Have you checked for air leaks?

[Wheel Rush]

No new plug wire, just a new plug, right, it starts stuttering when I engage the clutch, I have not checked for air leaks, what the sure fire way to check the manifold connection that meets the carburetor, that's the only one to check in this case isn't it ?

If its leaking then it is sucking air, correct ?

[stude13]

yes, squirt some starting fluid or something like it at carb connections, base gasket, head gasket and head bolts.

[Wheel Rush]

Ok I'll let you know.

[Wheel Rush]

I didn't have any starting fluid but I tried some Carb Cleaner, nata !

As soon as the work load is applied it bogs down, I just tried it and it seems not to stutter or jerk quite as much but it bogs down readily as if the demand for gas has gone up and it isn't getting it. I can see the gas gurggeling through the line filter, but I put a connection line in its place and there was no difference, so if it's a fuel demand problem its in the carb, I guess ?

[Pablo]

So you have a real fuel filter, right?

I suspect something might be clogging your jet.

How many miles on the thing? It was running great before right?

[Wheel Rush]

Pablo,
Exactly, I did find a lump of garbage in the inner tank filter but it was not enough to make any changes, I don't know how many miles I have but I think this is the end of the fourth gallon.

I have an inline filter the paper kind in the see through plastic container, so how would anything get past that ?

I'm ready to take the carb off and give it a once over but I would like to have some instructiuon graphics, know where I can get what I need ?

Thanks for your help.

[Pablo]

http://motorbicycling.com/f30/motori...ild-302-2.html

[Wheel Rush]

Ok I'll check it out the photos are still downloading, let me ask you, how can I find the timing mark ? I mean I may have to check the igniting time.