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May70 · 07-06-2019, 09:17 PM

Had a friend come by to look at it. He thinks this is a lack of fuel problem. I sized up the jet/needle with the one that came in the kit (was slightly bigger than the one that was in it previously). No difference.

My in line fuel filter isnt emptying but its definitely not full at idle or even with a lot of throttle. Maybe half of the filter is full and when I put the throttle down I really dont see gas movement like I think I should. It has a slight pressure on it at idle because when i take the fuel line off after to remove the carb, some does squirt out. Is it possible that the mechanical fuel pump diaphragm has a crack in it or something and its not able to push enough gas to carb to keep up with rpm, resulting in the motor dying when I try and throttle it/start to go?

07-06-2019, 09:17 PM	#116
May70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Hampton Roads VA Posts: 644	Re: 292 Questions Had a friend come by to look at it. He thinks this is a lack of fuel problem. I sized up the jet/needle with the one that came in the kit (was slightly bigger than the one that was in it previously). No difference. My in line fuel filter isnt emptying but its definitely not full at idle or even with a lot of throttle. Maybe half of the filter is full and when I put the throttle down I really dont see gas movement like I think I should. It has a slight pressure on it at idle because when i take the fuel line off after to remove the carb, some does squirt out. Is it possible that the mechanical fuel pump diaphragm has a crack in it or something and its not able to push enough gas to carb to keep up with rpm, resulting in the motor dying when I try and throttle it/start to go?