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Title: Dead Cylinder Post by: Bryan67 on March 08, 2007, 15:37:57 pm I`ve been working on a friends car. It runs a 2276, IDA, MSD motor. Problem is the number 1 cylinder is not responding at all to the mixture screw. Screw it in and nothing changes with the idle. Its getting spark, the carb is clean and there is fuel. Thing is I found he tried to start it with the stack covers on and cranked it till gas ran out of the exhaust. You think he washed the cylinder down with gas and killed it? I have`nt tried a compression check yet since its going to be really tough to get in there to fit the tester. Just looking for input while its sitting waiting for more attention.
Title: Re: Dead Cylinder Post by: alex d on March 08, 2007, 15:39:23 pm maybe a clogged idle passage?
Title: Re: Dead Cylinder Post by: Bryan67 on March 08, 2007, 15:42:47 pm No, I cleaned out the carb completely.
Title: Re: Dead Cylinder Post by: The Ideaman on March 08, 2007, 20:41:37 pm But, it sure looks good. :)
(http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/users/gh6ZWBCNbFZp/__sr_/e261.jpg?tkn=phMXH8FBIAgHFYev&saveas=Grenade_002) (http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/users/gh6ZWBCNbFZp/__sr_/ed20.jpg?tkn=phMXH8FBxHX1CFco&saveas=Grenade_001) I hope he didn't wash the cylinder down, or I'm gonna have to buy it back. Title: Re: Dead Cylinder Post by: Diederick/DVK on March 08, 2007, 21:12:38 pm sure looks good luke! why is the front t bar missing? is that where the front plate goes? any pics of that?
good luck on the engine bryan! Title: Re: Dead Cylinder Post by: The Ideaman on March 08, 2007, 21:24:05 pm It's a tow hook. In Arizona, where the car was built, a front plate isn't issued.
Title: Re: Dead Cylinder Post by: Bryan67 on March 09, 2007, 02:34:11 am No ideas?
Title: Re: Dead Cylinder Post by: larry mck on March 09, 2007, 03:39:20 am My car did that. It turned out to be an air leak, the throttle shaft bushing was worn on the one cylinder.
Title: Re: Dead Cylinder Post by: Bryan67 on March 09, 2007, 04:02:39 am Doubt it. It has new IDA`s on it.
Title: Re: Dead Cylinder Post by: larry mck on March 09, 2007, 04:26:17 am It still could be an air leak. You can tell by spraying a little carb cleaner or brake clean in one cylinder at a time. They should all react the same.
Title: Re: Dead Cylinder Post by: alex d on March 09, 2007, 09:24:34 am swap the carbs around and see if the dead cylinder moves with the carb
Title: Re: Dead Cylinder Post by: Rasser on March 09, 2007, 16:19:10 pm Sure about the spark ?
Did you try switching the 1-2 sparkplugs and see if the problems follows the plug ? thats the first thing I do when having these problems (after checking the idle jet offcourse ;-) ) Title: Re: Dead Cylinder Post by: Bryan67 on March 09, 2007, 16:23:03 pm I`ll try it but its a pain just to get at the plugs. Have to pull the carb then the intake. No access panels on this car...
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