Power Slipping

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I got my tach installed but it’s really cheap and bounces around a lot.

I removed my exhaust when I was working on the fuel tank and it was so rusted it basically fell apart, leaving the exit crushed to less than an inch, which I think was restricting enough to cut power.

Just got a new exhaust fabricated and went for a drive, I think this loss of power is fixed or at least better. First gear kinda sucks, but second gear really pulls now. It’s definitely picking up a lot more speed than before.

I have a new problem where the engine just stalls. I feel the power dissapear and when I come to a stop, it’s dead. I’m hoping this will be fixed with the new carburetor. I should have waited to drive it. Tired of pushing this thing up hill!

 

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I think I found the solution to all my problems.

I restored the gas tank months ago and thought I was thorough enough. I spent at least 10 hours running chemicals through it, shaking with nuts and bolts inside, draining and refilling. Then 2 days of electrolysis which seemed effective. I covered the inside of the tank with POR tank sealer, then cold galvanizing compound on the outside followed by a rust protectant coating.

In the back of my mind, I’ve known this was the problem all along, I was just too proud to admit it to myself. Lots of time and money spent going after this issue.

I finally noticed my bowl wasn’t filling at all anymore. If it was before, it was slowly, which explains why my power would cut at higher RPM and why I could drive it after idling for a short while.

I just ran it straight out of a gas can and it seems much better. I can see in my fuel filter there’s a lot more flow, the thing is almost full while idling. Before it would maybe have I tablespoon of fuel in the bottom.

So new gas tank, new fuel filter, blow out the lines, I think I’ll be running finally! I’ll update this thread again once all these parts arrive. Thank you all for the help so far.