Upshur Twin 4 strokes RUNS

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tornitore45
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Upshur Twin 4 strokes RUNS

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I searched for my previous post asking advice regarding my Upshur twin sputtering but refusing to run but could not find it.

I am elated to report that yesterday I got it to run very well, with plenty of power at full throttle and smooth idle albeit very sensitive to throttle.

Problem 1) I installed the Rimfire spark plugs just as it came gapped without a second thought. After countless fiddling with the mixture and pulling the cord it dawned on me that the gap may be to small to provide the required energy.
After raising the gap to 0.040" the sputtering time increased.
After much head scratching I notice in the corner of my vision a sparking on the PC board.
Explanation: As the engine revved up the dynamic compression increased (less time to leak past valves and rings), that raised the spark voltage to the point a second path became preferable.

After improving the creepage distance on all secondary circuit the engine really sped up to sustained running.
Then it blew out the two 90* pipes on the exhaust, they were simple elbows about 1.25" per side friction set into the head. As a result speed increased substantially. Did not realized how much breathing obstruction they presented.

While on one side I was happy that it finally worked, I was humbled that a guy that spent 50 year in power electronic could do such a shoddy work on the electronic ignition assembly.

Off to the next engine we go.
Mauro Gaetano
in Austin TX
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Re: Upshur Twin 4 strokes RUNS

Post by JackF »

Good work on diagnosing the problems :D , even if some of it was accidental :roll: :wink: :lol: .

Jack.
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