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Originally Posted by SS5150
Fired up and ran after getting fuel into it, but seems like it wants to overspeed if I give it much throttle. I didn't undo governor linkage while I made the carb swap, I ran it at maybe 1/3-1/2 throttle for a few minutes, engine stopped dead (I was thinking seizure) hit the key and it restarted immediately (what the ?)
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Is the carb bowl running dry?
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Originally Posted by SS5150
I unscrewed the oil filter to see if I had oil psi, and I do have oil going into the center of the filter, but it seems weak. WHAT IS OIL PSI AT IDLE? I have a gauge at work I'm going to bring home tomorrow.
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What do you mean "seems weak"? I have no idea how you would know without it running. Oil PSI at idle cold will be high, like upwards of 50 PSI. THERE IS NO SPEC AT IDLE.
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Secondly, how can I check my idle/ full throttle rpm? What tool can I use? I'd like to get this adjusted right.
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Photo-tach, timing light with RPM, some DVOM's have this capability. If using a timing light, or DVOM divide your reading by 2. This is a wasted spark motor.
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Originally Posted by SS5150
I scrolled through the KT17 service manual linked here on the site, but the oil psi really concerns me. I didn't see an idle spec listed. Is there a way the remote filter/lines should be primed?
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Don't be concerned, there is no spec. No, but you should always fill the filter with oil if the mounting location allows it not to be spilled out when installing
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What is the oil capacity of a KT17?
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Book says 3pints. But I think that is without a filter.
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I found the preliminary carb idle/main jet adjustments and I'm going to redo the governor adjustment per the service manual. Anyone have any other advice?
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Anytime you change carb's you should re-adjust the governor, and all carb settings. Might double check the float setting since it died and restarted on you. Have you had it running since this happened?