Long story short, after dealing with some crud in the fuel, I can't seem to get the A4 to start. After a series of easy fixes, she ran, but suddenly konked out after 10-15 minutes of purring. I found that I had a clog in the fuel line coming from the tank. I blew it out (back into the tank). Afterwards, I found that I did have fuel flow from the fuel pump into the carb... but after cranking, I noticed that the sparks were dry (i.e. clog in a jet?). So I just cleaned the carb and reinstalled- still no fuel to the sparks.
Two things of concern:
1. When I manually prime the fuel pump with the lever, it only pumps once or twice and feels "full". And a slight drip (a drop or two) of gas is coming out of the fuel filter somewhere. After a few minutes, I can prime the pump again with one pump... and that it. So does this indicate that the diaphram is leaking?
2. I checked my oil and it didn't seem to have the normal viscosity- I couldn't tell if it was tainted w/ water or gas (I smelled like gas at this point and could discern). If it is gas, does this indicate a diaphram issue with the fuel filter?
So... the no start may be a clogged carb still or maybe a fuel pump issue??? What do you think? I even replaced my sparks and nada...
Two things of concern:
1. When I manually prime the fuel pump with the lever, it only pumps once or twice and feels "full". And a slight drip (a drop or two) of gas is coming out of the fuel filter somewhere. After a few minutes, I can prime the pump again with one pump... and that it. So does this indicate that the diaphram is leaking?
2. I checked my oil and it didn't seem to have the normal viscosity- I couldn't tell if it was tainted w/ water or gas (I smelled like gas at this point and could discern). If it is gas, does this indicate a diaphram issue with the fuel filter?
So... the no start may be a clogged carb still or maybe a fuel pump issue??? What do you think? I even replaced my sparks and nada...
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