Ed Kennell 39,153 #1 Posted September 10, 2016 I bought this $100 non-runner just for the 8 speed tranny to put in my low rider project. The PO said it needed a new coil and a new carb. He had installed new points, condenser, plug, and a new electric fuel pump and it still would not run. When I picked it up I found it had a transplanted 14 HP K321. I got it home, checked the oil in the engine and the 8 speed and the both looked pretty clean. So I installed a battery and cranked it over. The switch and solenoid were working and the starter sounded strong and quiet, but as the PO said, there was no fire at the plug. A few checks with the ohm meter uncovered a break in the coil to points wire. After fixing this, I had good fire at the plug. Using the full palm choke, it ran but was starving for fuel. This is what I found in the fuel tank shut off valve. This PO had installed a new electric fuel pump that did not solve his fuel delivery problem. So he thought he needed a new carb. The carb does need a new throttle shaft bushing and a good cleaning, He had installed new points, condenser, and plug and still did not have fire. So he gave up and sold it as a non runner because he did not want to spend any more money on parts. The engine still needs some carb work, but today it was running and driving around the yard. The electrical components he replaced were probably needed, but he certainly did not need a new coil or carb and possibly the new fuel pump. I will reconnect the mechanical pump and check it out. I decided to report my findings here hoping it would help some of our new WH owners and prevent them from making the same mistakes. These engines are really pretty forgiving...They need fire at the plug and fuel to the carb and in most cases, if the internals are working at all to create some compression, they will run. The point here is to spend a little time to find the problem rather than spending bucks for new parts that are not the problem. 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 26,145 #2 Posted September 10, 2016 Great thread! Thanks for the update and for keeping one of my C 105's sisters alive! Love them Black Hoods! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,923 #3 Posted September 10, 2016 Great to see another one back running Now you have to go get another one for the tranny! Trouble shooting is such a valuable skill that can carry over to ever part of our lives. Industry gurus say 90% of the time the problem is some thing simple. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abe01 61 #4 Posted September 10, 2016 I'm glad you thought to post this, I am a driven trouble shooter.... I can't not figure out what is wrong with something, and it never occurs to me that this isn't the norm lol...... I sold 5 push mowers this year that folks just gave me because they couldn't get them to run. I had every single one running in ten minutes, just had to take apart and clean the carb. Except one wich say out so long the fly wheel and magneto were so rusted it couldn't make spark....that one took forever (45 minutes lol). 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
