Piston Load Sharing

[jsw123]

I am just getting my engine going so I do not have any knowledge of how it ran before this.


   I was trying to see if two fuel shut off solenoids, one per cylinder, would shut the engine off in sufficient time. To do this I replaced the existing fuel line with flexible hose and used a couple of valves to simulate a fuel solenoid. When I started the engine up, I noticed only one cylinder was firing while the other was only putting out a mist out of its muffler but no heat. However when the cylinder that was working was shut off, the other started to run.


I checked the fuel lines for air and they seem to be OK. I cracked the pressure side of the injector and it had fuel coming out. The timing was adjusted by someone who knows what they are doing about a year ago and the engine has sat since then.

Is there any suggestions about the possible problem?

[Tom]

The way Lister does it is to close the racks on the fuel pumps. This avoids problems like sucking air in through the fuel filter housing and banjo bolts.

[jsw123]

The way Lister does it is to close the racks on the fuel pumps. This avoids problems like sucking air in through the fuel filter housing and banjo bolts.

I am aware of this but I am trying to shut it off electronically. I do not wish to spend a lot of money and time on fabrication on buying an actuator to pull the shut off lever. I am having trouble finding out why only one cylinder at a time works.

[Oiler]

One cylinder is idling because the connection between the pumps is too long. One cylinder is doing all the work.

Try closing the working cyl's injector pump a little with your finger and see if the second cylinder picks up.

When running, measure exhaust temp on both cylinders and adjust pump rack interconnection accordingly.

Oiler