Re: Stus-List Engine stalling after shifting

2014-08-22 Thread Chuck S via CnC-List
-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 3:54:45 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine stalling after shifting Dave, How low is the idle speed? Joel On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 3:49 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: The Universal M4-30 in my boat tends to stall

Re: Stus-List Engine stalling after shifting

2014-08-13 Thread Josh Muckley via CnC-List
I got a laser-tach from Amazon for ~$20. It came with reflective tape which you cut to size. I put a piece on the main pully and transmission output shaft. I used it to make sure of the accuracy of the installed tach and verify the gear ratio. Then I also used it to set the low idle speed. Low

Re: Stus-List Engine stalling after shifting

2014-08-12 Thread Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Dave, How low is the idle speed? Joel On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 3:49 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: The Universal M4-30 in my boat tends to stall frequently when shifting. This primarily happens when moving forward and shifting into reverse, which is of course

Re: Stus-List Engine stalling after shifting

2014-08-12 Thread Gary Russell via CnC-List
I had the same problem and did two things. 1. I made sure the fuel system was well bled A small amount of air trapped in the high pressure lines can create a lot of trouble with idle and stalling. 2. The second thing I did was add Howe's diesel fuel treatment to the fuel every time I fill