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Originally Posted by xtreme80
This sounds more like a "too much" fuel issue rather than not enough. Before you spend 30 bucks on a fuel pump, try spending around that on a carb rebuild kit. It's a simple thing to do, and more than likely, you have fuel seeping through the gaskets. You probably have a mechanical fuel pump right? I don't even think it would be worth it to spend money on a new one.
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Yes, it's a mechanical pump.
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Originally Posted by xtreme80
When my carb decided to start leaking, it did it all at once. It was running fine, I shut it off, and literally the next time I fired it (an hour later or so) it started leaking...
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Leaking from where? Was fuel leaking to the exterior of the carb? Mine seems dry.
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Originally Posted by xtreme80
I can't stress enough about how good it would be to just rebuild your carb. If anything, just replace the gaskets, float, and accelerater pump spring and sleeve...
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Yes, I agree - it does feel good to fix things yourself. But in addition to the satisfaction, I've saved thousands of dollars over the years doing things myself. It's paid for all the fancy tools and my nice garage (or a part of it).
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Originally Posted by xtreme80
You also said you had a rich condition, so that would generally mean too much fuel.
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I'm not sure it is "rich" - - that's just what I'm calling it. It's just the exhaust smell you get when an engine is mis-firing, and loping to try and stay running...