Norcalbratcap Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Hey guys have you ever had your brat not start after jacking up the drivers rear wheel it was just high enough the take the wheel off, engine was warm no start giving it gas or no, pushed the choke closed and started fine, 84 ea81 brat here with 32/36 webber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Is it possible, long shot here, a fuel line is rusted or near pinched and the sheer act of DARING to remove a flat tire (the other 80% is perfectly round, a waste) and something is pinching a line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 lso be a bad electrical connection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Loyale Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Could just be a coincidence that something failed at that time. Correlation does not equal causation. Go back to basics, fuel, spark, air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwash77 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Sounds like a coincidence. Sounds like a choke issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Choke, or a stuck float by a little dirt. Or gnomes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcalbratcap Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Im thinking gremlins, becasue its fine now, its just strange that its fine i jack up one wheel and wont start without pushing the choke closed then its fine, the fuel lines all seem fine and theres good flow, i just hope it does'nt do it again when my wifes at work with it or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcalbratcap Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 Think i found the culprit, even though the dizzy cap, rotor, plugs and wires are all new the rotor looked like it had about six years worth of corrosion on the contacts so i got to looking and the rubber seal at the top of the dizzy is all dried out cracked and a good third of it is missing, do you guys know if thats a part i can order or something im gonna have to make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRhere Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 That seal is to help keep moisture out of the cap. Not a real need it item unless you're driving thru unplowed deep snow, as I attempted to do once. Kept a can of wire dry spray in the BRAT after that. The fact that it won't start unless the choke is held shut = a fuel delivery issue in the carb itself. I would suspect the float, needle valve and seat being main issue(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Get a better brand cap. Seal it somehow. Nipper, other 80 percent of the tire is round had me lmao. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DagdaS Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Gremlins Do love to cause issues. They also seem to love to drink my coffee when I'm not paying attention. I swear there was still a half cup left the last time I looked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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