Looper Shutdown with a rattle noise

[nymack66]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

Sounds like it leaned out on yeah. Like I was saying in post #2 about your plugs, that one plug REALLY concerned me from the white on it. When you say it acted like a dead battery after a hard run, that is a direct indicator of a stuck piston. Chances are you smeared it when you tried to start it and it didn't kick right off. The rattling is most likely a smeared piston skirt that is rattling against the cylinder wall. Been there, done that. 140 is hot if that is what it was cruising, an old school looper should run 140-170 at idle and IMMEDIATLEY drop to about 100-120 at 3000-4500 and bump 130 maybe 135 under WOT on a hot day. Pull the head on that side and look for signs of aluminum stuck to the cylinder walls, but the head needs to come off.

Let me know if it's bad, my 140 could be made available if it's bad and you don't want to build it.

Ferm,
Thanks for the offer PM me please with the details and asking price of your 140 I may just install a new motor at this point and keep mine as a spare.
My bad spell never seem to end, Last week Trailer Stolen, I was in the ER two days later with chest pains , now blown looper !

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by nymack66

Ferm,
Thanks for the offer PM me please with the details and asking price of your 140 I may just install a new motor at this point and keep mine as a spare.
My bad spell never seem to end, Last week Trailer Stolen, I was in the ER two days later with chest pains , now blown looper !

Dang Mack...a bad spell fo sho!!......hope things turn around for you and glad you got outta the hospital standin' upright!!...

[nymack66]

Thanks ,
Now this Looper wants to send me right back :)

[nipper]

I cannot offer one word of advice here, but just chiming in to say sorry for all your troubles, and glad to hear the chest pains were apparently not too serious. They say bad luck runs in threes, and you have had your three early in the season, so hopefully it is smooth sailing from here on.

[RWilson2526]

Holy cow Andrew, if it wasnt for bad luck you'd have no luck at all. Hang in there, this too shall pass.

[nymack66]

Thanks Guys for all the kind words I am feeling much better. All my test came back negative. Low potassium was the culprit for the chest pains, I have since added OJ and bananas to my diet.
Hopefully they will add potassium to my beer and I be ok.
I pull both heads no sign of damage. Maybe broken reeds ?

[spareparts]

check the flywheel nut, make sure the flywheel is tight. I had a merc that was making rattling noises, found out the flywheel was loose, had to replace the flywheel.