Hi Norm,

I've cut out a gasket using thick gasket paper and PEP gasket cement. I then torqued the nuts to 15 Nm. It still won't start with the decomp valve fitted. When fitted with a second spark plug blanking the decomp port it will eventually fire as long as the plug is cleaned with contact cleaner every 3 pulls or so. When it does run it revs up to governed speed and cuts out and then it backfires and stumbles and then it blows the head gasket. It must have cut a groove in the head. I've made two gaskets with the same results. All I can do now is skim the head with some wet & dry paper and try again.

I found another coil & module, but it makes no difference. When I put the plug on the power torque engine and crank it, there is a nice blue spark. Maybe the coil isn't receiving enough magnetic induction. I can't get a new E armature locally to try out.

I wish the base enabled a power torque to be fitted. [Linked Image]


Last edited by LRT; 23/12/16 03:33 AM.