1976 Model D Harley Davidson gas golf cart only running in reverse probably compression?
experienced hard starts if at all, lots of choking as symptoms then finally too cantankerous to mess with driving it.
was running ok with some loss of power on hills
replaced reed valve, ran same to a bit better.
replaced belts ran a bit better
began to get really hard to start needed choke
replaced points/condenser that looked ok still same behavior
replaced carburetor (20$ cheapie) improved reverse running a lot.
replaced filter and fuel line at same time
ran strong to great in reverse almost no choke needed , will not start fwd, even after warming up with reverse running.
backfires though exhaust after load up from cranking in forward.
cleaned all electrical connections to improve starter speed
I need to compression test but im guessing im marginally good enough compression in reverse and not good enough in fwd.
engine has never been rebuilt
any other ideas to check besides compression and getting ready to do the top?
I believe starter speed is a bit faster in reverse but it should have enough to hit in fwd. I definitely have spark. Just looking to eliminate other variables will probably top end rebuild either way just want to cover anything I might be overlooking.
Thanks!
experienced hard starts if at all, lots of choking as symptoms then finally too cantankerous to mess with driving it.
was running ok with some loss of power on hills
replaced reed valve, ran same to a bit better.
replaced belts ran a bit better
began to get really hard to start needed choke
replaced points/condenser that looked ok still same behavior
replaced carburetor (20$ cheapie) improved reverse running a lot.
replaced filter and fuel line at same time
ran strong to great in reverse almost no choke needed , will not start fwd, even after warming up with reverse running.
backfires though exhaust after load up from cranking in forward.
cleaned all electrical connections to improve starter speed
I need to compression test but im guessing im marginally good enough compression in reverse and not good enough in fwd.
engine has never been rebuilt
any other ideas to check besides compression and getting ready to do the top?
I believe starter speed is a bit faster in reverse but it should have enough to hit in fwd. I definitely have spark. Just looking to eliminate other variables will probably top end rebuild either way just want to cover anything I might be overlooking.
Thanks!