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Post by davesoutside on Nov 2, 2006 0:29:26 GMT -5
I have a 1980 model that I had the carb cleaned out and it starts up fine and will idle fine until I drive it around the block. As soon as I come to a stop it'll want to die on me so I have to throttle it to keep it running. Once it stalls, it won't start for me until 10 or 15 minutes later... Does anybody know what my problem might be?
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Post by wotavidone on Nov 2, 2006 1:27:56 GMT -5
Quite apart from all the questions about whether the vacuum operated fuel tap is working, etc, there is something that happened to a little outboard motor I had.
This thing had a built-in fuel tank. I'd start it set off down the creek, and after a while it would just die.
I'd sit for a while, then it would start and away we would go, only to have the whole lot happen again.
Turned out there was a little in-line fuel filter under the cowl which was almost completely blocked. It would fill the carby over the course of 10 minutes or so, which would give me a couple of minutes running until the carb ran out of fuel, then I had to wait for it to refill.
Would you happen to have an in-line fuel filter, or perhaps a filter in the fuel tap which is causing a starvation problem?
Mick
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Post by miker on Nov 2, 2006 10:03:28 GMT -5
Same thing can happen with blocked carb or tank vents - once suction gets too high it quits, then when the vacuum bleeds off after a while it will run again. Also a boat thing.  miker |
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Post by davesoutside on Nov 2, 2006 23:24:08 GMT -5
I actually have heard a guy tell me about the tank vent being clogged and it starving the carb... The previous owner said he experienced the same thing and that he thought it was a flaw in the charging system. Could that be a possibility?
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Post by kentrex on Nov 3, 2006 20:05:48 GMT -5
Could well be, definitely sounds like a fuel starvation issue to me.
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Post by robomod on Nov 3, 2006 21:44:06 GMT -5
Did you actually open up the carb, remove the jet, and see if the jet is clogged Dave? I had the same issue with my bike. I used a torch tip cleaner to clear out the jet.
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