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DavePA

07-17-2003 15:35:06




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While brush hogging my TO-30 began to sputter and shut off as if it were running out of fuel. Cleaned the fuel bowl out including the small filter. Now it will run for maybe 10 minutes and again sputter and try to shut off, somtimes being corrected by playing with the throttle. Perhaps there is a piece of dirt floating around the carb bowl even though it was also drained. In the tank I can see a metal plate laying in the bottom, but it is not attached it can be moved with a screw driver, is this normal? Also, no diffrence with the problem with the shut off valve open 2 turns or on the reserve setting. thanks for the help DavePA

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Jerry, MT

07-18-2003 11:02:57




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 Re: running out of fuel in reply to DavePA, 07-17-2003 15:35:06  
I have a TO-30 with the exact same problem, broken baffle plate and all! I put a second filter (Fram G-2) downstream of the sediment bowl so my carb stays clean. However there is a lot of crud in the fuel tank and the broken baffle helps keep it stirred up. The problem seems to be this crud. It blocks the ports that supply the sediment bowl. When my TO-30 stops running, I open the hood, put my mouth over the gas cap vent hole and blow in the vent hole. (Sounds bad doesn't it?) This usually clears the blockage and I can see fuel running in the second filter. Hope this helps.

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oldgoat

07-23-2003 16:33:08




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 Re: Re: running out of fuel in reply to Jerry, MT, 07-18-2003 11:02:57  
The elbow that screws in the carb that the gas line hooks up to from the glass bowl most have a screen on the end of the elbow that gets pluged some tractors still have them on . Remove elbow clean screen .



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ErnieD

07-19-2003 18:35:55




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 Re: Re: running out of fuel in reply to Jerry, MT, 07-18-2003 11:02:57  
While this may be effective, it is bad, really bad for your health. Gasoline is a mix of benzene, xylene, and tolulene. Read the msds for benzene.
It is a catalyst for hodgeson's disease, cancer of the lympthatic glands.



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James, UK

07-18-2003 00:11:34




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 Re: running out of fuel in reply to DavePA, 07-17-2003 15:35:06  
Try removing the carb, and then cleaning the float valve in the top half of the carb body, above the float - sometimes crud can get stuck in there causing erratic problems.

Also check you get at least two minutes of full and enthusiastic flow from the carb when you undo the drain tap.

How big is the metal plate in the tank? It sounds like it could be an internal baffle plate that has come loose.

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Rick

07-18-2003 04:01:40




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 Re: Re: running out of fuel in reply to James, UK, 07-18-2003 00:11:34  
Sounds to me like the problem is the metal palte moving erratically over the fuel tap outlet. Tryremoving the fuel tap/bowl and checking flow.



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DavePA

07-20-2003 19:02:57




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 Re: Re: Re: running out of fuel in reply to Rick, 07-18-2003 04:01:40  
Thanks for the many responses.....I checked many of the items but did not remove the carb due to a lack of gaskets. Found very little dirt any where in the fuel system and had very good flow. Replaced the condenser and the problem has for now gone away, is this just a flook? And yes the tank baffle is down flat in the tank.

regards Dave



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