[Silly Little Cars] help 89 truckster

[Charles Shearin]

thanks for the info think i can fix it from your email.
can't thank you enough
charles


On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Charley <clent at carolina.rr.com> wrote:

> **
> Charles,
>
> You have a 22 hp OMC 2 cylinder engine (22 hp = spark plugs on top of
> cylinders - the 18 hp version has the spark plugs on the lower side of the
> cylinders). The cylinders are horizontally opposed (one out each side of
> the crank case). There are 2 coils, one for each spark plug. Both spark
> plugs fire at the same time since they are connected in series to the same
> points, but the cylinder that's on the compression stroke is the only one
> that lights (this is called a "lost spark ignition system" ).
>
> It appears as though you have the original mechanical fuel pump and the
> bypass filter (necessary when using the original fuel pump) and it is quite
> likely that this pump is bad. These original fuel pumps are hard to find
> and expensive if you do find one. I switched to an electric fuel pump. The
> pump itself costs $53 and it self regulates the pressure, so you can
> eliminate the bypass fuel filter and just use a single inline filter
> between the tank and the electric fuel pump. The hole where the mechanical
> fuel pump was mounted needs to be plugged with a thick metal plate and
> gasket if you switch to the electric fuel pump.
>
> I would first check the inline fuel filter nearest to the tank. Disconnect
> the fuel line on the output of the filter to see if gas comes out. If it
> does, put the line back on the filter and go to the fuel pump and
> disconnect the line that goes from it to the bypass filter (the filter with
> three connections). Turn the engine over and see if fuel comes out of the
> fuel pump. If it does the pump is OK, so you can replace the fuel line
> connection. Now remove the fuel line connection from the carburetor and
> turn the engine over. If you get fuel coming out of the line, the
> carburetor is your problem and it will need to be cleaned and possibly
> re-built. If it is a Keihin carburetor, first look in the end of the
> carburetor connection where the fuel line connects. The Keihin carburetors
> have a tiny fuel filter screen on a tubular plastic frame that is inserted
> into the fuel fitting of the carburetor. You will need a sharp knife to
> catch the edge of it to remove it. Before rebuilding the carburetor, check
> this screen to be sure that it is clean. If there is no screen or the
> screen is clean the next possible problem is a stuck needle valve and/or
> damaged float inside the carburetor. If you have to go inside the
> carburetor, be prepared with replacement gaskets, a replacement float and
> needle valve, and an accelerator pump diaphram to completely rebuild the
> carburetor. You will need to run a cleaning wire through all of the
> internal ports and use carburetor cleaner to remove all of the varnish and
> dirt before reassembly. Carburetors are complicated. If you have never done
> this before, find someone who has and let them do it.
>
> My 1987 Truckster had been sitting untouched in a forest for a bit over 12
> years and it needed everything that I described above, plus the removal,
> derusting, and cleaning of the fuel tank and all new fuel lines, fuel
> filter, and electric fuel pump and a new fuel tank cap before I could get
> my truckster running. For the tank cleaning I bought a cleaning/relining
> kit from KBS Coatings through Amazon. Although the cleaning and relining of
> the tank was time consuming, it wasn't hard to do and it worked very well.
>
> Charley
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Charles Shearin <joecool1456 at gmail.com>
> *To:* silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
> *Sent:* Saturday, July 27, 2013 8:15 AM
> *Subject:* [Silly Little Cars] help
>
>   just bought my 1989 cushman and can anyone tell me the size of the
> engine?
> attached are pics of the engine it is a one spark plug engine
> Also cannot get gas from tank to carb
> pic of one of the gas filters it has three lines to it, can I just remove
> this filter in the pic and will it matter?
>
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