[tcb] Re: GAS EVERYWHERE
- From: Mark Sawyer <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:06:14 -0700 (PDT)
Yup. sounds like a stuck float. Change the oil ASAP.
Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: .hmmessage P {
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FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } so i was driving to work this morning and i ran out of
gas. luckily for me i carry a 5 gallon jug of gas everywhere i go. i put gas in
it and went to crank it. it fired off then sputtered to a hault. my first
thought is the bowl wasn't completely full so i tried to start it again.
nothing. no fire, so i go around back to see if i have fuel in my filter. sure
enough i have full in my filter, on my filter, on the ground dripping off the
carbueurator, on the stinger...you get the idea. so i clean it off with one of
my lucky rags. and ponder what the hell could of happened...while pondering i
found a kickin' screw driver on the ground (which i later forgot). i called the
emergency hot line on my wonderful "the new at&t" cell phone. and had arranged
for a tow truck driver to come get the pos and haul it home...flash
forward about 5 minutes a friend pulls in in his toyota echo and was like
what's wrong and i was like i fouled a plug and i told him to go in and start
it while i attempted to see if i was getting spark when the the *^*^&* fired up
on first bump of the starter and it shot out a 5' trail of raw gas in the
process.
now that you've gotten the story am i correct in thinking the float got stuck
open and i filled the motor to the brim with gas and it just simply wouldn't
start?
she runs great now, and when i get her back home i'll check #3 and #1 plugs to
make sure they are still clean and good.
oh, and i canceled the tow truck guy.
for those newbies out there, 69 westie, 1600 dual port, webber progressive
30-36. merged header, stinger.
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