i58829
05-04-2008, 03:08 AM
Well i had my 86 X out yesterday and i was wondering if it has something funny going on with the valves, decompression cable, or if its just tougher than me. First off i dont think i'm a weak/too small to start this thing (6'2" around 200lbs) i can get it to turn over quickly and start easily but.....
When i first started it i had it fired in a couple kicks after it had been sitting for over a year. It had a little bit of gas left in it that i was too lazy to drain out before adding fresh 93, so it shut off a couple times before i got it to run good. My question is about the decompression setup on these, i can kick it just fine without giving it any throttle. I thought it may have been flooded when i was starting it for the second or third time so i figured cranking it at WOT would blow that out of the system, but i can't kick this thing for the life of me at WOT. Partial throttle is fine, once i got it running it would fire up with 2 or 3 good kicks.
I was told the valves were adjusted before i got it, i dont really know much about that stuff, i was also told the motor was stock but i'm not sure. It doesn't smoke or make any noise when running aside from the normal valve noises (much quieter than my old 84 200x) So it may be nothing, and unless its going to harm the engine i plan to leave well enough alone but any input would be appreciated, thanks TC...
*Edit* I was just reading through 10 or so posts here after searching for '350x decompression' and this thing isn't a machine that you could kick sitting on the seat it wore me out trying to find out how to get it to fire. Like i said after the initial gas deal i was able to find that consistent feel to get it to fire up in a couple kicks. Also i'm 90% sure i had the choke on when i tried the WOT deal
When i first started it i had it fired in a couple kicks after it had been sitting for over a year. It had a little bit of gas left in it that i was too lazy to drain out before adding fresh 93, so it shut off a couple times before i got it to run good. My question is about the decompression setup on these, i can kick it just fine without giving it any throttle. I thought it may have been flooded when i was starting it for the second or third time so i figured cranking it at WOT would blow that out of the system, but i can't kick this thing for the life of me at WOT. Partial throttle is fine, once i got it running it would fire up with 2 or 3 good kicks.
I was told the valves were adjusted before i got it, i dont really know much about that stuff, i was also told the motor was stock but i'm not sure. It doesn't smoke or make any noise when running aside from the normal valve noises (much quieter than my old 84 200x) So it may be nothing, and unless its going to harm the engine i plan to leave well enough alone but any input would be appreciated, thanks TC...
*Edit* I was just reading through 10 or so posts here after searching for '350x decompression' and this thing isn't a machine that you could kick sitting on the seat it wore me out trying to find out how to get it to fire. Like i said after the initial gas deal i was able to find that consistent feel to get it to fire up in a couple kicks. Also i'm 90% sure i had the choke on when i tried the WOT deal