Torque Converter not opening up when wheels are on the ground.

[Hellion]

I started getting way more power out of the engine.

The TC is now starting to open up but it's still not opening all the way.

In the first video it sounded like the engine was barely off idle when you were moving. In the 2nd and 3rd, better but not tremendously better. The engine isn’t noisy enough. I’d get one of those cheap (or moderately expensive) digital tachometers with the wire that wraps around the spark plug. Much needed data will come of it (some have a heat sensor too).

In the second video I see a clear liquid dripping from the right, gotta be fuel

Great videos, man, with that camera angle right on the action.

 

[DuckSoup]

In the first video it sounded like the engine was barely off idle when you were moving. In the 2nd and 3rd, better but not tremendously better. The engine isn’t noisy enough. I’d get one of those cheap (or moderately expensive) digital tachometers with the wire that wraps around the spark plug. Much needed data will come of it (some have a heat sensor too).

In the second video I see a clear liquid dripping from the right, gotta be fuel

Great videos, man, with that camera angle right on the action.

Yeah good catch on the fluid there. That was a mistake on my part when I put the carb back together. I made a slight error in the carb bowl but quickly noticed and fixed it right after that shot.

I agree one the digital tac, that is my next approach.

I took it to an open parking lot over the weekend and the TC does open but slowly. It just needs the extra time.

 

[Sparkwizard]

Check tire pressure? On pavement, you can run them pretty hard. Like use the max pressure on the sidewalls. Offroad, it will ride better with less pressure. Lower pressure will keep the converter from opening up sooner.