Deuce Engine run away

[twright]

I got a Duce a year ago with a new engine it has been starting right up but the last time I tryed to start if acted like it did not want to start I patted the gas and then it acted liked it was going to run away I shut it down with the stop it had set for about 3 months . is there something I need to check on the IP to make sure it is not stuck in wide open from sitting before trying to start it again
AEC Retired Tony

 

[hklvette]

I had this happen to me after adjusting the IP advance. What I think happened is unburnt fuel got deposited in the piston bowl while turning the engine to the proper position, then lit all at once when I started it, making it seem like a runaway.

my $.02

 

[badgmc56]

I hear of people letting their MV's sit for months at a time. What I have found time and time again is the worse thing you can do is let a vehicle sit for a long period of time with out starting it or driving it. Try to start or drive it at least once a week. It keeps every thing rotated and lubricated.

 

[Katahdin]

Could the hand throttle have been pulled out a couple notches, ie for cold weather starting 3 months ago? That with the pedal feathering would give you that run-away sensation. Ask me how I know.

 

[joeM62]

are you talking about the duce in front of your house or the ldt at your shop?

 

[Heavysteven]

Off subject, but I keep hearing about a guy in Rome building bobbers. Thats not you by chance?

 

[wreckerman893]

Heavy...the guy in Rome is not Tony......I have sold axles and other stuff to him. Seems to be a decent guy to do biz with.

Tony.....I bought two deuces a couple years ago out of a junkyard that had been sitting a long time. Both of them went WOT when I started them.....I was told that if that happened it was a sign that the IP pump was bad. I scrapped both of them out so I never tried to fix the prob.