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Tackling the Stone
May. 29th, 2024 03:01 pmYesterday, Lisa started working on the Rolling Stone. She used "Liquid Wrench" to get the nearly-frozen screws to loosen up, and she had access to her full set of tools, which allowed her to get the fasteners loose. This meant that she could get the bracket that holds the air intake filter off, and get closer to the ignition system. She also took off the "doghouse" cover from the inside. It's still very cramped inside the RV's engine compartment.
( Identifying Potential Issues )
One other possibility was that something was wrong with the fuel feeds. If that were the case, the engine would start if you sprayed ignition fluid into it, but would die shortly thereafter. Lisa tested that. She sprayed fluid and after getting clear told me to try to start it. No luck. That's actually good news, because it points in the direction of the ignition system (distributor/rotor/coil), not the fuel system.
All of the parts (Ford Motorcraft brand) are available from O'Reilly Auto Parts. We'd have to order them, but their system says that they'd be here the next day. We'll place an order once Lisa is ready to start moving on this.
( Identifying Potential Issues )
One other possibility was that something was wrong with the fuel feeds. If that were the case, the engine would start if you sprayed ignition fluid into it, but would die shortly thereafter. Lisa tested that. She sprayed fluid and after getting clear told me to try to start it. No luck. That's actually good news, because it points in the direction of the ignition system (distributor/rotor/coil), not the fuel system.
All of the parts (Ford Motorcraft brand) are available from O'Reilly Auto Parts. We'd have to order them, but their system says that they'd be here the next day. We'll place an order once Lisa is ready to start moving on this.
