Hammerhandle
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I have a John Deere 2510 gas tractor that I just purchased about a month ago. It has been running well until about a week ago. I had been plowing for about 40 minutes when the engine started to sputter like it was running out of gas. The fuel tank was not empty so I Ieft it alone and it started easily the next day, I started plowing again and it ran well for 30 minutes and then sputtered and died. I checked spark and all 4 plugs had good spark. I checked the fuel filter and it was full and looked good. I disconnected the fuel line at the carb and turned over the engine and got fuel. I emptied the carb bowl and filled the carb with starter fluid. After several repeat attempts it started and ran well for a couple of hours. Today I started plowing and after 15 minutes it sputtered and died again I took the fuel line off and cleaned it out with starting fluid. I replaced the fuel line and drained the carb bowl again and filled the carb with starting fluid. It will pop when turned over (only if starting fluid is in the carb) but it won't start. Is this likely a carb problem? The guy who I bought it from said that the carb was just rebuilt.