Cabo2005 Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 Went to start it up as I try to do every month or so and for the first time in many years I can't get it to start. Gas is fresh with stabil. Gas is flowing at least to the filter input, the placed the plug. Shoot some starter fluid in and it will run for a few seconds and die. Switch is on. Any ideas? Thanks, Cabo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfishkiller Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 Float or jet in carburetor ted527, Dan Tinman, hobobob and 2 others 4 1 how lucky am i to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard Shooting a coon in a 60ft tree out of a boat in the dark holding a flashlight can be tricky. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dena Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 Sounds like a fuel problem. Change out the filter, and work your way down the line. Material abundance without character is the path of destruction. -Thomas JeffersonThere are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. -Soren Kierkegaard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo2 Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 7 mins ago, redfishkiller said: Float or jet in carburetor Yep, fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditchbag Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 Another ethanol gas related fatality Bill163, Stryper Snyper and hobobob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SB59 Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 It's outta warranty. 2GT and DoOver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabo2005 Posted November 19 Author Report Share Posted November 19 Certainly out of warranty by years. Of course last time I used it I shut the valve and ran it dry which is something I rarely if ever did before. Cabo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoOver Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 33 mins ago, SB59 said: It's outta warranty. Yup. Buy a Kohler. 343 Deus Vult John 3:16 Pog Mo Lilly White Thoin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2GT Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 When was the last time you put a new spark plug in it or pulled to to look at the color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfishkiller Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 34 mins ago, Cabo2005 said: Certainly out of warranty by years. Of course last time I used it I shut the valve and ran it dry which is something I rarely if ever did before. Cabo how lucky am i to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard Shooting a coon in a 60ft tree out of a boat in the dark holding a flashlight can be tricky. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slicedcornbread Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 43 mins ago, Cabo2005 said: Certainly out of warranty by years. Of course last time I used it I shut the valve and ran it dry which is something I rarely if ever did before. Cabo I always do that with all my equipment. Has never failed me yet. I would pull the carb off. Pop that needle valve out and make sure it's clean. Blow out all the ports. If you remove the jet, just count the number of turns so you get it back where it was (of course that's assuming it has an adjustable jet). Make sure your choke it working properly. Fishhead7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimW Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 You might be able to get to the float, bowl and needle without a big hassle. Look for crud, clean. "I have ... put a lump of ice into an equal quantity of water ... if a little sea salt be added to the water we shall produce a fluid sensibly colder than the ice was in the beginning, which has appeared a curious and puzzling thing to those unacquainted with the general fact."- Joseph Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makomakoman Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 dump the gas with stabil. Put fresh gas with seafoam.. let sit 24 hours and try agam dena, redfishkiller and ted527 2 1 RIP Innis - April 9th 2012 - you always be in my heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dena Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 Or, just go and buy another gennie. It is only money. Material abundance without character is the path of destruction. -Thomas JeffersonThere are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. -Soren Kierkegaard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charloots Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 1 hour ago, Cabo2005 said: Certainly out of warranty by years. Of course last time I used it I shut the valve and ran it dry which is something I rarely if ever did before. Cabo Happened to me two years ago and I also run mine dry. Take a look at the inside of your tank. Mine rusted enough to clog the shutoff valve. Replaced the tank, cleaned out the carb, added fresh fuel and SeaFoam and all was well. KidDkivahh and slicedcornbread 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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