I've had this problem for longer than I realized. Last fall rebuild carb and fuel pump and installed Racor filter. There was considerable orangish gunk in the Carb. This spring started good. But sudden stalls still occur and like usual startup again is usually easy. Lately, startup has become a problem and its as bad as ever. I drained the fuel filter and had more of that same orange gunk and particulate in the drainage. I re cleaned the main fuel vent which had a waxy yellow substance in it. The engine ran great for about 40 minutes and shut off. Difficult restart. Re drained the filter and had the same orangish mess (and probably more water). It stated ran for a few minutes and shut off again. Difficult restart with stalling. Choke helps as is usually the case.
I'm nearing a decision to remove the fuel tank and replace. I believe that the orange gunk is coming from the tank and the filter cannot stop it all. It seems I will either have to clean the main fuel vent every hour or stop the contaminant at the source. Any suggestions? Thanks.
I'm nearing a decision to remove the fuel tank and replace. I believe that the orange gunk is coming from the tank and the filter cannot stop it all. It seems I will either have to clean the main fuel vent every hour or stop the contaminant at the source. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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