2 Problems, problem #2 By steelblade (Read 2,109 times)

[steelblade]

Well, wasn't able to ride it into work today. Didn't make it out of the parking lot before it petered out. Time for a pro.

[cyborg]

My money is still on a fuel starvation issue

[steelblade]

I thought about that, but I was able to ride it around the block on Saturday. I would think that no gas flow wouldn't have let me do that. I even went to the store and got a couple things.

There is a video online of someone using an air hose to blow out the carb.



Has anyone done this? Is it a good idea or did this guy just make a slew of new problems for himself?

[jct842]

Fuel starvation can show up as runs fine going slow, say going around the block but get on the gas on the highway and it runs for maybe a min then basicly runs out of gas. That can happen from a float set too low, a fuel pump not pumping enough, a partialy plugged fuel filter.

I am not sure putting air into the carb like that is a good idea. I would expect to see a gasket get blown out and other damage, but a new carb is not that expensive should the high pressure kill it.

[steelblade]

Thanks JCT. I DID get up to speed, though. I max out (and did on Saturday) at about 50.

I have it on craigslist, but on Friday or Saturday I may look into taking it in for professional repair. New carb is only $65 on EagleATV, so yeah. I may try the air first if I can find some air to do that.

[Bashan]

$65.00 is too high. Check with our tile ad vendors at the top of the site or even Fleabay. You can easily knock $20.00 off of that price. The danger with blowing out the carb with air is the diaphragm over the vacuum slide. The float valve is also kind of delicate.

[steelblade]

Found one on Amazon for $25 and free shipping. Thanks for the heads up, Bashan.

I figured something like that for the carb. The one he used it on looks to be OK, but it looked to good to be true.

[tvnacman]

Oct 7, 2014 20:44:22 GMT -6 jct842 said:

Fuel starvation can show up as runs fine going slow, say going around the block but get on the gas on the highway and it runs for maybe a min then basicly runs out of gas. That can happen from a float set too low, a fuel pump not pumping enough, a partialy plugged fuel filter.

I am not sure putting air into the carb like that is a good idea. I would expect to see a gasket get blown out and other damage, but a new carb is not that expensive should the high pressure kill it.

I think the air blew the fuel out the overflow port it could have blown some crud with it . I don't see it clearing the small holes in the jets and the passages in the body of the carb .

John