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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 05:43 PM
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carb problems???

ok so i rebuilt the carb..i put it on and she ran alright,i got it to idle after a minute of reving up the engine..then today i took i the alternator off to change the wires,and i wabted to see what it was looking like in the carb.so i took it apart eveything looked fine and i closed it up.now when i try to start it,it starts then dies right away...tried to ajust the float a few times butit still does the same thing..any ideas??? thanks Sean
 
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 11:10 PM
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Is the alternator still off? Maybe you are loosing fire to the coil when you release the key from start to run.
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