[Public-List] A4 engine news

Thu Jul 18 05:15:40 PDT 2013

Congratulations Gord,

 I'm glad you found a simple solution before completely rebuilding your A4 or repowering!

 Somewhat like my situation 2 years ago when the shifter was hitting choke, stalling every time I put her in gear.

 A great reminder to look for the simplest solution first.

Mike
Rinn Duin #272

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From: public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Gordon Laco
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 8:04 AM
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Subject: [Public-List] A4 engine news

Hello friends,

We went racing last night as usual.... On the way back in, motoring against a fairly stiff head wind because one of my crew members had to get ashore sooner than later, SURPRISE¹s A4 was doing what it¹s been doing for some time this summer; namely running smoothly but without the power to drive her when the throttle was opened.

I was thinking about fuel flow, dirty air filter, loss of compression, all the things expensive and not, that might cause a loss of power.

I gave the helm to one of the guys, dropped down into the cabin and opened the engine¹s covers. Noticed the throttle lever didn¹t seem  to be much
advanced.  I pulled on it and found it very stiff.   I disconnected the
Teleflex cable at the throttle and instantly the engine picked up with a roar.  

Presto  problem found.  The Teleflex cable is stiff.   I¹d noticed for some
time it seemed to be getting stiff up in the cockpit, but the change was so gradual I hadn¹t understood that it had reached the point where it wasn¹t moving the lever on the carb properly.

The same thing happened to the cable actuating the gear shift a few years ago  lubricating the cable where it came out of the sheath with penetrating oil resolved the issue.  I¹ll do the same with the throttle.

Phew.

Gord
#426 Surprise
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