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My wife is inheriting her father’s 1970 240 (bought in Japan in 69, but has a 4 speed).
It’s been sitting for some time. Someone runs it about every three or four weeks, but not enough.
I spent a few days at her parents house earlier this week and played with it. Added some fuel stabilizer (StaBil) and ran it. It had serious misfires, etc., but once warmed up (30-45 minutes…), it would respond as expected in all gears (no miss or lag). Some of this was me figuring out the choke. I’m used to pulling the choke to start, but by the time I back out of the driveway, it’s back to warm position. Much cooler weather this time.
Parked it, and ran it the next day. Rough again for about 20 minutes (suspect there is condensate in the tank). Warmed up better and ran well up and down Highway 90.
Got it home and parked it. Tried to restart 3 minutes later, and it sounded like the starter was dragging (slow crank), then the solenoid click. New battery, FWTW. Searched numerous forums and read about cooking the gas in the fuel lines due to exhaust proximity, as well as numerous common electrical issues.
Spent an hour reading, then decided to try to crank it again. Cranked immediately and better than any time prior.
What would cause this? Is the gas temp an issue? If so, is there a fix? Starter? There are some existing electrical issues (most gauges work, but no tach, fabs, etc.).
The first day, I gave it a bath, so I shut it off while I washed it. Cranked right back up after the wash…. After running so well the second day, not restarting immediately threw me for a loop.
It’s been sitting for some time. Someone runs it about every three or four weeks, but not enough.
I spent a few days at her parents house earlier this week and played with it. Added some fuel stabilizer (StaBil) and ran it. It had serious misfires, etc., but once warmed up (30-45 minutes…), it would respond as expected in all gears (no miss or lag). Some of this was me figuring out the choke. I’m used to pulling the choke to start, but by the time I back out of the driveway, it’s back to warm position. Much cooler weather this time.
Parked it, and ran it the next day. Rough again for about 20 minutes (suspect there is condensate in the tank). Warmed up better and ran well up and down Highway 90.
Got it home and parked it. Tried to restart 3 minutes later, and it sounded like the starter was dragging (slow crank), then the solenoid click. New battery, FWTW. Searched numerous forums and read about cooking the gas in the fuel lines due to exhaust proximity, as well as numerous common electrical issues.
Spent an hour reading, then decided to try to crank it again. Cranked immediately and better than any time prior.
What would cause this? Is the gas temp an issue? If so, is there a fix? Starter? There are some existing electrical issues (most gauges work, but no tach, fabs, etc.).
The first day, I gave it a bath, so I shut it off while I washed it. Cranked right back up after the wash…. After running so well the second day, not restarting immediately threw me for a loop.
