DanLewis
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I've noticed that if I pull the starter immediately after turning on the ignition, it takes several tries to get the engine running. However, if I turn on the ignition (and thus the electric fuel pump) and then wait about 10 seconds before pulling on the starter, the engine starts right up and runs fine. That makes me think that it needs time for the fuel pump to fill the fuel bowl in the carb - i.e., that the fuel bowl somehow drains or evaporates overnight. I haven't found any leaks, so I'm wondering if somehow when the engine is turned off, the fuel is being drained backwards out of the carb and down the fuel line towards the tank?
Has anyone else ever noticed this with a Weber sidedraft carb? (Mine's a 40DCOE.) Would putting a check valve in the fuel line just before the carb solve it, or is this due to fuel evaporation from the bowl?
Dan
Has anyone else ever noticed this with a Weber sidedraft carb? (Mine's a 40DCOE.) Would putting a check valve in the fuel line just before the carb solve it, or is this due to fuel evaporation from the bowl?
Dan