[SEL] carb_fueling problem

[ED]

Hi Clint,

Some times a little water in the gas can then gas tank then fuel bowl will
play tricks. Sometimes I pour the last of the gas into a clean jar to look
for water. When I drop a fuel bowl, I like to catch the contents to look for
little beads of water. A bead of water will block the flow of gas in a jet,
but the choke will suck it thru.  Just an idea.

Ed Stoller
New Fairfield, CT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clint D" <driggars at earthlink.net>
To: <SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 12:08 AM
Subject: [SEL] carb_fueling problem


> I have a Kohler CH18S engine, 18 HP V twin
>
> when I start it, it will run a few minutes then run out of gas, seems that
the
> needle seat was sticking closed and not allowing fuel in so I pulled the
carb,
> cleaned very well, installed a kit, new needle valve etc.
> I am running an electric fuel pump.
>
> Afetr I rebuilt the carb, it started and run fine but may do so far 2
minutes or
> 30 minutes?? then will run out of gas. I can peck on the carb and it will
run
> again for no telling how long, yesterday I could not keep it from doing
this when
> I started it up and stood there and tapped on the carb every 15 seconds or
so as
> that is how long it wanted to run, it would stay runing as long as I done
that,
> then it leveled out and started running on its own but would run about
10-15
> seconds and start acting like running out of gas but would pick up on its
own ,
> finally I walked off from it running and it came vack in 20 minutes it had
died, I
> tapped on the carb and started it up, then it ran all afternoon, about 4
hours
>
> what could be the cause of this and what can I check out or try to do?
>
> the carb is very clean inside?
>
> Clint
>
>
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