Horse Newbie 7,195 #26 Posted December 13, 2024 21 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Use non ethanol gas That’s what I use… Problem solved… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,195 #27 Posted December 13, 2024 20 hours ago, JoeB said: My solution so far has been spraying ether on the air filter to provide some starting fuel. Primer bulb or electric pump better options in my opinion. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,195 #28 Posted December 14, 2024 8 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Agree E-pumps are the way to. Only negative..do not let them run dry. Yes, they will not pump dry 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,195 #29 Posted December 14, 2024 I use ethanol gas in my $20,000 Silverado… pure gas with Sta-bil in my $1,000 Wheel Horses… 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 50,686 #30 Posted December 14, 2024 9 hours ago, Racinbob said: three fer real cheap j Rolled the dice Bob and put same one on a customer's z turn heck two years ago already now. He ain't come back and demanded his money back so... You ever go electric Joe just keep in mind they work best closest to the tank as practical. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HyperPete 474 #31 Posted February 15 I've been running my '73 which seems weak. It just occurred to me that when I replaced my fuel line, it ran down from the tank to a petcock & filter, then directly to the carb. Hmmm. Sounds like an electric pump may be in my near future plans. To be confirmed tomorrow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 2,085 #32 Posted February 15 22 minutes ago, Pete D said: I've been running my '73 which seems weak. It just occurred to me that when I replaced my fuel line, it ran down from the tank to a petcock & filter, then directly to the carb. Hmmm. Sounds like an electric pump may be in my near future plans. To be confirmed tomorrow. Or you could do something like this. This is a vacuum pulse pump adapted to a Kohler single. If you go this route use a genuine Briggs, Kawasaki or Kohler pump. They are made in Japan. Much better quality. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,656 #33 Posted February 15 7 hours ago, Pete D said: I've been running my '73 which seems weak. It just occurred to me that when I replaced my fuel line, it ran down from the tank to a petcock & filter, then directly to the carb. Hmmm. Sounds like an electric pump may be in my near future plans. To be confirmed tomorrow. Old mechanic saying: You can't do diagnostics until you do all the maintenance. Be sure to check off all the simple things first. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HyperPete 474 #34 Posted February 15 3 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Old mechanic saying: You can't do diagnostics until you do all the maintenance. Be sure to check off all the simple things first. Yeah, I'm embarrassed. The petcock was one thing, this is a whole different level of ignorance! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,656 #35 Posted February 15 47 minutes ago, Pete D said: Yeah, I'm embarrassed. The petcock was one thing, this is a whole different level of ignorance! No worries man. My own favorite small engine repair guy mentioned juts the other day that he's "only" got 35+ years experience and STILL occasionally forgets to do something mundane like replace the spark plug. FIRST. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeB 34 #36 Posted February 15 Yep I did the same but went with a mechanical pump. Fuel line and filter first but inly helped marginally. It stalled when it got hot then ran fine after it cooked. The new pump fixed that. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
