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Old 06-22-2012, 09:16 AM
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fun4oli
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Default RE: Motor starts, then quickly dies

Thanks!

I have run the car a total of maybe 4 hours so it would be weird if the glow plug would not be OK. And again, the motor does start, and I keep the glow plug igniter on ... why would the plug and igniter not sustain the motor running?

But I also saw something else when I tried it again:

When Iclose the exhaust with my finger and pull the starter cord to prime the motor gas does get sucked into the motor, I can see the carburetor getting wet and little spits of fuel flying out. I still have an air bubble or two in the line. I release my finger and attachthe glow igniter, start the engine. The motor starts, but the air bubbles stay in place. Maybe the fuel just flows around them.Or does maybe the motorjust not suck gas from the tank once I release my finger from the exhaust?

Is that a clue?