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Old 11-12-2004, 11:33 AM
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MOtor has 250 hrs on it. I recently replaced everything from the gas in the tank to rebuilding the carb. The motor seems to starve itself for fuel once it gets running. The only way I can start it is to squirt some fuel down the carb throat and hold the throttle open. It will run at a fast idle but then it runs out of fuel. Are there other issues I should look at besides the carburator? I'm convinced the problem does not lie within.
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Old 11-12-2004, 11:44 AM
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First thing that comes to mind is the fuel pump. Other thing is the fuel tank vent being closed or the pick-up tube clogged in the tank.. The carb may still be the problem, even though you rebuilt it. Sometimes those passages can still be clogged even after a cleaning. Did you blow them out with compressed air? Float level and needle ok?
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