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The Original Donk Off-Road Guru
Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Odometer: 1638 Location: The Wilds of Wales
1963 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject: Timing Starting Woes M180 engine
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Well the wiring loom is in and I've got a spark. The fuel is coming through fine, but will not start, and is firing, but not running when pour petrol down the carb. Someone has told me that the ignition timing needs to be 20 degrees before TDC, is this right?
Any suggestions either saying if this is correct or any other suggestions as to why its not starting gratefully accepted.
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shaggy Articulating
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Odometer: 560 Location: Manchester, UK
1961 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:27 pm Post subject:
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They'll run on a huge variance in timing, but obviously there's a good bit. I'm sure ours is only 5 degrees BTDC - set statically. We actually run with a vacuum advance dizzy rather than the normal.
All the undiagnosed problems we've had have been with the carb rather than the dizzy. To start from cold I pump the throttle in a way that would utterly flood anything else, but it starts.
Frankly, I'd lob a bit of easy start in it and see what happens.
jim
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The Original Donk Off-Road Guru
Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Odometer: 1638 Location: The Wilds of Wales
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:05 am Post subject:
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that was one thing I didnt want to use was easy start, as tractors that I've had previously became addicted to sniff.
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minimog Off-Road Guru
Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Odometer: 1700
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject:
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has the dizzy been off if so are you sure its not 180degrees out
that would cause it to fire on the exaust stroke rather than on the compresion stroke
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Nathaniel Difflock Royalty
Joined: 13 May 2003 Odometer: 17901 Location: North, North Yorkshire
1979 Suzuki LJ
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject:
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I think Triss is closer to the mark, try turning the Dizzy 180*
Plenty of compression yeah?
Easy start doesn't help, a petrol shouldn't need it, its much harder to damage a petrol with it but easier to blow your hand off.
exhaust is not blocked is it?
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The Original Donk Off-Road Guru
Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Odometer: 1638 Location: The Wilds of Wales
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:45 pm Post subject:
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well, i've nearly cracked it, wont start unless pour some juice down the darb, then it fires up for a second until its all used and then nothing, I'm now thinking its a fuelling problem. Ignition timing is spot on. i've got three carbs and two fuel pumps to play with so should be able to sort it fingers crossed.
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minimog Off-Road Guru
Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Odometer: 1700
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject:
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right so it does fire then it could be the float neddle stuck into its seat and not letting fuel into the carb
__________________________________ WHAT YOUR ASKED WHEN YOU OWN A MOG
"why have you put a merc star on that"
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shaggy Articulating
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Odometer: 560 Location: Manchester, UK
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:54 pm Post subject:
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carb needs cleaning every year, I stay well away from it, but I believe it's quite easy.
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moggs Just got MTs
Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Odometer: 227 Location: kendal cumbria
2007 Mercedes-Benz s404.1
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject:
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starting, mine is a pig for starting on petrol, half choke no revs and push the pushey button, eventualy she goes, pulls crap when cold though,
just stick it on gas, starts and runs perfect little bit choke and away yu go.
make sure the plug set up is right and use champion plugs, ngk are shyte, bosche seem ok too.
the timing on running is approx 15 degrees btdc, the marks on the flywheel are in increments of ten though they are not 1 2 3 4 5 6
they are 10 20 30 40 50
good luck
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