Originally Posted by
ace921000
I'm having a little trouble with break in on my Go-Tech 5 Port. I wrapped the head in aluminum foil and heated the engine up to around 210 degrees. Primed the carb and tried to start it up. The engine will just not start. When I watch the fuel line fuel is going crazy in there. Air bubbles are everywhere going to the carb, then going backwards towards the fuel tank. Surely this is most likely a bad fuel tank, right? I'm going to buy a new one along with fuel tubing and a fuel filter. Do you think this will work? Any other suggestions?
IF YOU HAVE A FUEL FILTER TAKE IT OUT.! RUN STRAIGHT TUBING TO CARB! If you are seeing alot of air bubbles in line chances are it's the filter. I learned that lesson the hard way. Thought it was tight,sealed the thing sucked air like a smoker on an oxygen tank. I did the same thing . New tank,and tubing,sealed engine,until some one with experience said get rid of the fuel filter. Bingo ran like a charm. Just had it happen to me a few weeks ago. took fuel filter out of line, hooked direct problem solved. One of the vets here said a fuel filter is really just for more run time as the tank has a filter in it any way. I have seen guys run 2 filters. They take out the inside stone,bingo extra mileage. If you do not have fuel filter in place check your tubing,just replace it. Then check to make sure the nipple coming out of the tank is on tight. Don't strip it checking. But I have had as well as probably everyone on this thread at one time or the other had fuel tubing that rubbed up against something causing the tiniest hole. The other thing you can do is put the tank in water seal off one end[going to carb] blow into tank. If there is a leak you will see it. Makes pretty bubbles under water.