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Old May 3, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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Wink 86- hard to get cranked

my 300 1 bbl runs great after alot of work ,but it runs.when she sits over the weekend. on monday try to fire it up i darn near kill the battery .i smell no gas so its not flooded,but it's getting gas ,sometimes when it does fire up black smoke (carbon) blows out for about 2 seconds then, runs fine all day and the next ,then it does it all over again ..............maybe it hates mondays,maybe it hates not getting parked in the garage ,theres alot of maybes...hahaha
 
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Old May 3, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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When it sits over the weekend, before you start it, take the aircleaner off and look down the carb throat. If it's wet with fuel the carb may be dribbling gas into the engine and flooding it.
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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i'll give it a go.and let you know .
 
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