Brad,
Sounds similar to the fuel pumps used on 2 stroke outboards. If it is
similar and the diaphragm looks fine (I'd replace it anyway) then you are correct
to follow the vacuum to it's source. I have basically the same engine on my
John Deere tractor. I also have a friend in Wisconsijn that is a Kawalski
dealer. I'll give the half wit chrome dome a call and see what he can come up
with. He's due for a harassing phone call anyway.
Rummy
In a message dated 11/27/2008 9:19:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
flybrad at yahoo.com writes:
Rummy,
While you're solving engine problems, have you ever dealt with a pulse fuel
pump before? My airplane tug (Kubota lawnmower with a Kawasaki 14 hp motor)
quit running. I replaced the fuel filter and discovered it isn't gravity
feed and it doesn't have an electric fuel pump. A little research on the net
revealed a new critter I'd never heard of before - a pulse fuel pump. It
basically works like a heart, pressure on one side with a diaphragm that increases
pressure on the other side. I took it apart and the diaphragm looks fine.
It could be a lack of vacuum on the low pressure side due to intake valve
clearances (their pretty close and this thing hasn't been touched in 15 years).
Anyway, never heard of this animal before today. Have you got any
experience with them?
Brad
--- On Thu, 11/27/08, R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Dead Battery (Again)
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008, 7:37 PM
> Forget the generator, just pull start the motor or use a
> battery pack to
> jump start it. Generators weigh to much to lug around.
>> Rummy
>>> In a message dated 11/27/2008 12:25:24 P.M. Eastern
> Standard Time,
>tjhogarty at gmail.com writes:
>>> So generator hooked to battery, battery to motor to avoid
> diode fry. Will
> motor start when battery sufficiently charged or can it
> start right away? I
> can jump start my car with another battery hooked to it,
> without waiting for
> the battery to charge. Do the small generators have the
> starting power of a
> fresh 12 volt battery?
> Tom
>>>> R22RumRunner wrote:
> >
> > Tom,
> > Motors with electric start also have charging diodes
> which must be hooked
> > up
> > to a battery. If no battery is connected, you will
> fry the diodes in the
> > charging loop.
> >
> > Rummy
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 11/27/2008 11:53:19 A.M. Eastern
> Standard Time,
> > tjhogarty at gmail.com writes:
> >
> >
> > Can you start the motor with a small generator as
> the electric source?
> > Directly, without just using it to charge the
> battery?
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > Leland wrote:
> >>
> >> I seem to ask the same question around this time
> every year and I hate
> >> to
> >> beat a dead horse, but I am about ready to start
> beating my dead
> >> battery.
> >>
> >> I have two batteries and two solar panels.
> >>
> >> The cabin battery is for everything but the
> motor and has both solar
> >> panels attached to it. For three years it has
> been fully charged,
> >> although it is rare that it operates much aside
> from my depth/fish
> >> finder.
> >>
> >> The motor battery is only for the motor and is
> hard-wired to the
> >> motor--it
> >> gets charged by the motor. All three years it
> has lost its charge
> >> during
> >> the winter. It is also connected to the cabin
> battery. Last year there
> >> was a charge coming from the cabin battery to the
> motor battery, but I
> >> suspect that it is too low to keep the motor
> battery charged.
> >>
> >> I haven't checked the batteries' charges
> yet nor have I cleaned/checked
> >> the connections, but I certainly will.
> >>
> >> I own a trickle charger that connects to a 110
> outlet and I own an AC/DC
> >> convertor.
> >>
> >> I think my new marina only has 220 electrical and
> I haven't yet
> >> purchased
> >> an expensive 220 cord nor have I had a need to do
> so.
> >>
> >> 1. Should I re-run the solar panels so that one
> charges the motor
> >> battery
> >> and one charges the cabin battery? I assume
> there is no danger with the
> >> motor battery being hard-wired to the motor. I
> don't want to do this if
> >> one solar panel won't be strong enough to
> keep the motor battery charged
> >> or if I will risk not being able to keep the
> cabin battery charged with
> >> only one solar panel connected to it instead of
> two.
> >>
> >> 2. Should I break down and buy a 220 cord and
> use my AC/DC converter
> >> and
> >> trickle charger to charge the motor battery?
> Any dangers to the trickle
> >> charger, converter, or battery?
> >>
> >> 3. Should I buy one of those rechargeable
> jumping battery panels to
> >> start
> >> the motor when the battery is dead? I was
> thinking about getting one
> >> for
> >> my motorcycle anyway. I hate it when I want to
> go for a ride or a sail
> >> and have to wait for the trickle charger to do
> its thing.
> >>
> >> 4. Any other recommendations?
> >>
> >> Thanks for your advice. Just want to make sure
> the electrical juice is
> >> worth the economic squeeze.
> >>
> >> Lee
> >> 1986 Rhodes22 At Ease
> >> Kent Island, MD
> >>
> >
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