C9A5B Baja build

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C9A5B said:
Should fuel be coming out of the velocity stack?
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The way that it sounds ,sound like your engine is flooded as hell ,have you turned the buggy upside
down to see how much fuel pours out of the engine & pipe?
 
C9A5B said:
No, ill take the plug out and try that
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If you pull the plug .an pull on the starter ,make sure that the coil wire is not too close to the
spark plug hole!

If you been cranking on your engine ,it is possible that the pipe is filled up with un-spent gas!
 
Next time when you attempt to start it. don't prime the bulb anymore. If there is fuel in the primer bulb don't bother. Do slow pulls with choke on until you feel it slightly fire. Then turn choke off and pull again. It does sound like you're flooding it. Flip the truck over with plug out, pull the pullstart to clear out the cylinder. Twist the truck around to fully empty the exhaust of fuel also. Hope this helps ?
 
TheRipper said:
Next time when you attempt to start it. don't prime the bulb anymore. If there is fuel in the primer bulb don't bother. Do slow pulls with choke on until you feel it slightly fire. Then turn choke off and pull again. It does sound like you're flooding it. Flip the truck over with plug out, pull the pullstart to clear out the cylinder. Twist the truck around to fully empty the exhaust of fuel also. Hope this helps ?
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Did what you said, didn't prime bulb, choke on, pulled slow 3 times and then pulled to start. 2 or so pulls with choke on the car fired up, "I was so happy" ?. First time in years! But then took choke off and tried to start and nothing. I turned baja over with plug out, done that 3 times and nothing.
Either I'm a noob with this or my baja is "bad batch" lol probs just me but its a pain in the arse ???
What do we think about this ?
 
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C9A5B said:
Did what you said, didn't prime bulb, choke on, pulled slow 3 times and then pulled to start. 2 or so pulls with choke on the car fired up, "I was so happy" ?. First time in years! But then took choke off and tried to start and nothing. I turned baja over with plug out, done that 3 times and nothing.
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That is a start ,so now you know that it will hit a lick!.....(y)

It doesn't take much fuel for these engines to run ,too much built up fuel inside will only choke out
the spark!
Now it sounds like it isnt getting enough fuel draw into the engine to run ,so maybe it is a tune thing or
carb is not drawing the fuel up on its own ,could be that pulse hole plugged or leaking or dried up carb!
 
cbaker65 said:
That is a start ,so now you know that it will hit a lick!.....(y)

It doesn't take much fuel for these engines to run ,too much built up fuel inside will only choke out
the spark!
Now it sounds like it isnt getting enough fuel draw into the engine to run ,so maybe it is a tune thing or
carb is not drawing the fuel up on its own ,could be that pulse hole plugged or leaking or dried up carb!
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I think my next step is to double check the pulse hole and give it a clean with carb cleaner. I'm unlucky enough to not have a spare carb lying around so I could rule it out, but I'll have one on the way very soon.
 
C9A5B said:
I think my next step is to double check the pulse hole and give it a clean with carb cleaner. I'm unlucky enough to not have a spare carb lying around so I could rule it out, but I'll have one on the way very soon.
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Usually when choke is applied for first start up ,an choke taken off an a engine dies ,then that is an indication
of a dried up carb. ,the carb is actually a fuel pump an the engines pressure helps pulsate the diaphram in the carb
to draw the fuel from the tank!
 
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