Re: 2J Champion Trouble Shooting

[Buccaneer]

Got the tank re-cleaned, carb and new fuel line back on
today. Tried it out. Started first pull and I got the high speed
dialed in. Never got it to run much below start, as it would
start missing a little then all of a sudden "shut off".
Tried richening up the the low speed needle but it didn’t
help. It would then be hard to restart. Pulled the spark plug.
It was light tan, looked good, but changed the gap down to .025
from .030 for kicks.
The last time I tried it, it ran fine a high speed, but when slowed
down just below start, and after running there nice for about
a minute, shut itself off, and I could not restart it. 😕
Got disgusted and put it back in the garage, and tinkered
with the HD-15 Johnson for a while. I’m getting close to trying
to start it for the first time……. hope it goes better than the Champion!
P.S.- The Champion float doesn’t leak.
I may try a different carb pretty soon if I can’t come up with something.

Prepare to be boarded!