Post by dando127 on Jan 9, 2022 7:21:39 GMT
I had planned to take the Elan with the 320 single in it out for a fishing trip tomorrow.
I purchased a used Comet clutch this summer and decided to put it on before leaving. I got the clutch changed and went for a quick trip up my street....all good. I was not able to install the clutch cover, but I chalked it up to the different style clutches. I wasn't overly impressed by the Comet, but it was at least as good as the clutch I had taken off.
After the ride, I looked at the belt, it looked visibly offline, and had some slight fraying. There were quite a few shims behind the old clutch, and I left them when I installed the Comet, so I decided to remove the shims. I took off about 8 shims, and left 2 on just for good measure.
There is also alot of slobber around the exhaust exit, so I decided to check out the gasket, because I had another on hand. A 1/2" section of the gasket was missing on the bottom. I put on the new gasket, and reinstalled the exhaust.
When I tried to start it, the recoil rope would not retract!!!! So I tinkered enough with the rope to try again. The engine fired a little, and then made a fairly loud wheezing sound, and died when I gave it a little throttle. I got it to fire a few more times, all with that wheezing sound and recoil trouble.
I haven't been able to get back to it, but I am thinking maybe my exhaust is plugged??? and the recoil and clutch are unrelated?
I purchased a used Comet clutch this summer and decided to put it on before leaving. I got the clutch changed and went for a quick trip up my street....all good. I was not able to install the clutch cover, but I chalked it up to the different style clutches. I wasn't overly impressed by the Comet, but it was at least as good as the clutch I had taken off.
After the ride, I looked at the belt, it looked visibly offline, and had some slight fraying. There were quite a few shims behind the old clutch, and I left them when I installed the Comet, so I decided to remove the shims. I took off about 8 shims, and left 2 on just for good measure.
There is also alot of slobber around the exhaust exit, so I decided to check out the gasket, because I had another on hand. A 1/2" section of the gasket was missing on the bottom. I put on the new gasket, and reinstalled the exhaust.
When I tried to start it, the recoil rope would not retract!!!! So I tinkered enough with the rope to try again. The engine fired a little, and then made a fairly loud wheezing sound, and died when I gave it a little throttle. I got it to fire a few more times, all with that wheezing sound and recoil trouble.
I haven't been able to get back to it, but I am thinking maybe my exhaust is plugged??? and the recoil and clutch are unrelated?
