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Old 05-22-2007, 01:17 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Oldsmaniac View Post
If you think its a fuel problem you can dribble a shot glass of gas down thru the throat of the carb and turn over the engine with the starter...it should fire for a second or 2. If it does the problem is gas....it could be the fuel pump, a cracked rubber line that would let the pump suck air and not fuel or even the sock filter within the fuel tank. These are places to start.
Agreed...sounds like either the fuel pump (easy to check as above) or an electrical connection came loose. If dumping gas down the carb won't get it to fire, check your plugs for spark, and check the connections to the coil. Also pull the oil dipstick and smell it...if it smells like gas, the diaphragm in the fuel pump is bad.
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