Originally Posted by
ace921000
Okay I'll try with no filter on first. Then I will try and not to heat the carb up so it won't burn the fuel. If that all fails I will buy a new tank, tubing, and fuel filter. Does this sound good?
By the way, this fuel tank is a year old. Haha it needs to be replaced anyway.
If the tank is old it could be the spring in the lid is weak, or the O ring in the lid is worn. Both will cause air leaks and the conditions you described. Try the fuel tubing first though, as this is a much less expensive fix
Loose the fuel filter. Most tanks have good quality stone filters in them. The fuel filters just cause air bubbles and a shit load of trouble in my experiance.
The fuel evaporating in the carb and forcing remaining fuel away from the carb and back down the fuel line is VAPOUR LOCK - because it involves fuel being vapourised.
Flooding the engine and jamming the piston in the bore with fuel is HYDRO LOCK - because it involves fluids, as in hydraulics.
Flame out is anything that causes the glow plug to be extinquished or the combustion process to cease - Very rich, extinquishing glow plug. Very lean, just not enough fuel to burn. Faulty plug etc, etc.