Gas in carburetor "old engine startup trick" doesn't work?

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Re: Gas in carburetor "old engine startup trick" doesn't work? [Re: fasteddy] #1006630 08/21/10 10:06 AM

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.....plus if it dried up in the carb there could be all kinds of passages clogged with the dried up additives that are in fuel nowadays. Sounds like a rebuild might be in order.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Gas in carburetor "old engine startup trick" doesn't work?	Szia	08/20/10 08:37 PM
Re: Gas in carburetor "old engine startup trick" doesn't work?	fasteddy	08/21/10 12:13 AM
Re: Gas in carburetor "old engine startup trick" doesn't work?	Mudraider	08/21/10 10:06 AM
Re: Gas in carburetor "old engine startup trick" doesn't work?	Kevin C	08/21/10 04:45 PM
Re: Gas in carburetor "old engine startup trick" doesn't work?	Szia	08/21/10 08:20 PM
Re: Gas in carburetor "old engine startup trick" doesn't work?	fasteddy	08/21/10 11:32 PM
Re: Gas in carburetor "old engine startup trick" doesn't work?	Szia	09/12/10 07:46 PM

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