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Josh
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 9:30 pm    Post subject: engine "run on" Reply with quote

Anyone ever had any problem with gemini engines "running on" or pre igniting after you turn them off? i have a 32/36 weber? does the engine running rich cause this. and it doesnt idle too high either i duno about the timing i think it's ok, about 12degrees
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Stock TE
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 9:40 pm    Post subject: Re: engine "run on" Reply with quote

Running rich is one cause. There are a few others but cant remember them.
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HOP_A_LONG
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 5:55 pm    Post subject: Re: engine "run on" Reply with quote

Its called dieselling, look it up. the name should be a bit of a giveaway
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Josh
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 10:46 pm    Post subject: Re: engine "run on" Reply with quote

too much compression?
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S N 3 A K Y
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 3:10 am    Post subject: Re: engine "run on" Reply with quote

"i duno about the timing i think it's ok, about 12 degrees"

You may have already found your problem, if you dont know what advance you're running then grab a timing light and find out for sure.
Common causes are too much advance, bad/poor fuel quality and overall bad tuning. Get a set of new plugs, re-adjust the timing back to approx 8-9 deg BTDC, wind the mixture screw in a little if you think it's running rich, then wind the idle screw in a little to raise the idle to approx 750rpm.
Without a little more info on you're set-up it's hard to determine what it could be, but generally the same principles apply to all engines.


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Josh
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 12:01 am    Post subject: Re: engine "run on" Reply with quote

Arr yer cheers
I wacked the snapon timing light on it
I got 12 degrees at idle and 38 degrees at 5000rpm
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