| payton |
Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:45 pm |
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| I have had a little hot starting issue with my 1600DP lately, but yesterday was crazy. I ran to the store and made one or two stops. Each time i would have to press on the gas when trying to start it. When i got home i smelled gas and found it leaking from the drivers side rubber boot on the intake manifold. Holy shit. What would cause extra gas down the intake and i gues i need to tighten up the rubber boot. |
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| Desertbusman |
Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:03 pm |
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| Might be time to rebuild the carb and maybe put on new manifold boots. |
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| Daverham |
Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:37 pm |
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| Sounds like a carb rebuild is in order, specifically the needle valve inside the carb is probably sticking open and allowing gas to flood into the intake. It's not that uncommon - and if it's leaking OUT of your manifold boot, that needs to be replaced too, at best it is a vacuum leak. |
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| payton |
Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:13 am |
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| The boots are pretty new. The carb is a little old. Carb rebuild it is. Thanks |
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| busdaddy |
Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:41 am |
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| It doesn't matter how "new" the boots are, some brands can fail in a few months, if gas was dribbling from there you have a leak and if you don't adress it you WILL DAMAGE YOUR ENGINE!! |
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| aeromech |
Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:48 am |
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| The float in the carb bowl raises to shut off the valve allowing gas into the carb. If the float sinks or the valve fails to close fuel will syphon from the tank and go down into the cylinders. Sometimes it can fill them to the point that you get a hydraulic lock when you try to crank the engine so it might make a person think that their battery is bad. I've never seen this damage an engine but I suppose you could get a bent connecting rod. |
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