Fuel
System
Troubleshooting
Afterburn
When
Engine
Braking
Is
Used
Lean mixture
in
slow
circuit
Backfiring
Or
Misfiring
During Acceleration
-
Ignition
system
faulty
-
Fuel
mixture too
lean
""
Poor Performance
(Driveability)
And
Poor
Fuel
Economy
Fuel
system
clogged
'
•
Ignition
malfunction
Lean
Mixture
•
Fuel
jets
clogged
Ffoat valve faulty
•
Float
level
too low
•
Fuel
line
restricted
•
Carburetor
air
vent tube clogged
•
Intake
air
leak
-
Throttle valve faulty
•
Vacuum
piston
faulty
•
'
Rich
Mixture
Bystarter valve
in
ON
position
'
Float
valve faulty
''
.
Float
level
too
high
.
..
•
Air jets
clogged
,
.
/
•
Air
cleaner
element contaminated
A
Flooded carburetor
.
Engine
Stalls,
Hard
To
Start,
Rough
idling
Fuel
line
restricted
-
Ignition
malfunction
.
•
Fuel
mixture too
lean/rich
'
•
Fuel
contaminated/deteriorated
•
Intake
air
leak
Idle
speed
misadjusted
•
Float
level
misadjusted
•
Fuel tank-
breather hofe clogged
•
Pilot
screw
misadjusted
•
Slow
circuit
or bystarter
circuit
clogged
Engine
Won't
Start
•
Too
much
fuel
getting
to the
engine
—
Air
cleaner
clogged
—
Flooded
carburetor
Intake
air
leak
•
Fuel
contaminated/deteriorated
No
fuel to
carburetor
—
Fuel
strainer
clogged
—
Fuel
tube clogged
—
Fuel valve
stuck
—
Float
level
misadjusted
—
Fuel
tank
breather hole
ciogged