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RON WOODGEARD · 09-07-2004, 11:56 PM

It could be a couple of things, I'll go over my past experiences in some form of order.

#1. Fuel line too close to Manifold, Causing "Vapor lock" ( this sounds like what it is !) The way to check this, or prove it, Would be to remove the metal fuel line between the Fuel pump and the carb, Replace it with rubber hose.
#2. Dirty fuel filter, either in the fuel line, or the carb itself
#3. Float out of adjustment
#4. the last being a Fuel Pump

OH, Yea, I also remember one time many years ago, I had an International 4X4 that would run for a while and die, Give it a few minutes turn it over and it would fire and run again, only to do the same thing somewhere down the road,,, I had sticks in the gas tank, and they were sucking into the fuel line pickup, then when the engine died, or you turned it off, They would float back up to the surface..

09-07-2004, 11:56 PM	#4
RON WOODGEARD Resident Young Old Dude ! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 1,948	It could be a couple of things, I'll go over my past experiences in some form of order. #1. Fuel line too close to Manifold, Causing "Vapor lock" ( this sounds like what it is !) The way to check this, or prove it, Would be to remove the metal fuel line between the Fuel pump and the carb, Replace it with rubber hose. #2. Dirty fuel filter, either in the fuel line, or the carb itself #3. Float out of adjustment #4. the last being a Fuel Pump OH, Yea, I also remember one time many years ago, I had an International 4X4 that would run for a while and die, Give it a few minutes turn it over and it would fire and run again, only to do the same thing somewhere down the road,,, I had sticks in the gas tank, and they were sucking into the fuel line pickup, then when the engine died, or you turned it off, They would float back up to the surface.. Last edited by RON WOODGEARD; 09-08-2004 at 12:03 AM.