hey guys thanks for the advice, as for changing fuel % etc i bought a case at 16$ a gallon and will have to make this fuel work. i have not had any problems with my tc31 carb doing this or my bj26 boats. as for the fuel filter i will try one soon but i keep a clean truck and dont run in mud so i no its not contamination . and the self primer, great idea will definatly work better than a mouth full of fuel, hopefully i dont go blind. anyhow the carb still has junk in it because my hsn is 4.5 turns out, and i no its cold and they tend to run richer for better results. what do you guys think, and will carb cleaner remove exess gel or oil. A lot of my friends say that this is not common problem, but it has been a problem ever since i broke it in during the cold winter months,I allways try to empty tanks completely so that i would not have this problem it worked well with the boats Thanks again for the helpful ideas .