Steve left western Indiana this morning and about two hours out the engine backfired and died, he coasted to a stop wiggled wires,cranked over engine all coils hummed. Called his mechanic/builder in Oklahoma who concluded it was possibly a fuel issue, tapped the carburetor with his spark plug wrench and with one pull of the crank it fired right up. And off he went. Same thing happened one more time, tapped again and off he went. He changed his route since he’s a little behind so he headed straight to Michigan and not through Ohio. He’s spending the night in a Walmart lot to night in Michigan. His mechanic is Mike Bender. He says he expects to be the fest area sometime in the late morning. That’s it for now. George.
Have a great tomorrow.
The Jelf Report. Day Five
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- First Name: George P
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Re: The Jelf Report. Day Five
Gotta love those modern Grose Valves.
Scott Conger
Tyranny under the guise of law is still Tyranny
NH Full Flow Float Valves™
Obsolete carburetor parts manufactured
Tyranny under the guise of law is still Tyranny
NH Full Flow Float Valves™
Obsolete carburetor parts manufactured
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Topic author - Posts: 324
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Re: The Jelf Report. Day Five
Brain mid-fired. He’s camping out in the Walmart Parking Lot in Coldwater,Mi.
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Re: The Jelf Report. Day Five
He’s not using a gross valve.