yep always the first thing I check..finally got her started this morning and
off I went to my mechanic who was as puzzled as I am...not a good sign,
right?..anyhow put in some carb cleaner and filled up with Shell gas..here's
one for you...perhaps I have not been letting her idle long enough before
shut down..i believe someone on the board said that was beneficial?
----- Original Message -----
From: "D. Dardalis" <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: IML: vapor lock/ carb problem
> I know you have tried this, but just in case. Does your choke open when
> the engine is warm? If the choke is stuck closed, it might cause the
> engine to run teal rich and kill it when it warms up... Just a thought,
> easy to check.
>
> D^2
>
> At 05:00 AM 5/13/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >john..thanks for the feedback....you are probably correct..just replaced
> >the starter yesterday...here is another piece of the mystery...will only
> >re-start in the morning after it has been shot fully of carb cleaner the
> >nite before....i am going to try a bottle of gumout or equiv. on each new
> >tankful and use Shell Premium on the next several tankfuls and see what
> >happens...seems to prefer Shell over all others...really drives you
> >crazy,though..will she or won't she start?
>
>
>
>
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