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steveh

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Thanks for all the help on this motor so far guys. I ran out of time while I was at the lake. There was an issue with no spark on the one cylinder, but a new coil and condenser fixed that issue.

So, I tried to start it in a barrel today. Best I could get was for the thing to fire about 5 or 6 times in a row. It wants to start, but it isn’t getting there.

I am going to guess we have a fuel delivery problem. I had taken the carburetor, soaked the filter in Pine-sol for a couple of nights, blew it all out. Next came gasoline for a couple of nights, then blew it all out. I also blew out all the carburetor passages both with air and carb-cleaner. So, a couple of questions:

1. How far out should the needles be?

2. Not sure why, but my pressure tank leaks fuel from around the primer shaft. It’s a new diaphragm, but I suppose I could have missed an O-ring if there is one in there. Would a minor pressure leak cause it to stall after 5 or 6 rotations?

3. Any other directions I should look?

Thanks,

Steve.