Re: 1946-47 Champion Blue Ribbon 2J Challenges

[fisherman6]

I have not pulled the flywheel on this motor to inspect the coil yet since I was getting decent spark (open air of course). The latest on this one is in bou h the a new Autolite 386 to replace the Champion 7 that was in it, and I primed the cylinder with fuel mix. I gave it a pull and it fired. I put it back in the barrel and turned the fuel on. I pressed the choke and pulled the rope and it started. It ran for a minute or so in the barrel. It was seeping water from the exhaust gaskets but I saw none from anywhere else. It seemed to be getting a little warm. I leaned the high speed needle a bit and it seemed to stop with a little resistance. It was almost like it was starting to seize but it didn’t seem anywhere near hot enough to seize. It’s still free and it will start but I don’t want to run it very much until I can look into it a bit more. Is there supposed to be water spraying from the exhaust relief holes? I’m thinking I have cooling problems even though I did see some seepage at the gaskets. Do these motors have a rubber impeller?

Again, any input / advice is welcome. I seem to have the fuel issue more or less resolved, but I’m still not done with all the issues.
-Ben

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