2005FOTON 404

[johnpa]

I GOT A FOTON 404 IT IS A 2005 MODEL SL3105BT. IM ALREADY HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT WILL TURN OVER AND RUN FOR A WHILE BUT WHEN I RUN IT IT GOES GOOD ON A LEVEL BUT WHEN EVER I START TO GO UP A LITTLE GRADE IT STOPS. I CHANGED THE FILTERS TIGHTENED UP ALL THE NUTS AND BOLTS ON THE FUEL LINE IT RAN A LITTLE BIT BETTER. LONGER. IT WAS BLOWING BLUE SMOKE FOR A WHILE SO I CHANGED THE FUEL AND THAT TOOK CARE OF THE SMOKE. WHEN I USE THE PRIMER IT WILL START UP FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN IT WILL GO DEAD AGAIN. IF I KEEP PUSHING THE PRIMER IT WILL RUN FINE. I DID NOTICE THAT WHEN I UNSCREW THE PRIMER TO PUMP IT SOME FUEL WILL COME OUT WHERE THE PUSH ROD IS. TO ME IT SEEMS AS THO IT IS SUCKING AIR SOME WHERE AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE AT ALL OF ANY FUEL LEAKING ANY WHERE. ANY SUGGESTIONS ??? IM THINKING PROBABLY IT MIGHT BE THE FUEL PUMP, INJECTORS ARE RUNNING FINE I BLED ALL THE LINES FROM THE INJECTORS......I CHECKED THE FUEL FILTERS AFTER IT WENT DEAD ON ME AND THEY WERE FULL OF FULL SO IT CANT BE ANY KIND OF OBSTRUCTION..

ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD HELP THANKYOU FRUSTRATED JOHN PA ,HARMONY PA

 

[Ron Cloninger]

I have 2007 404 and had similar trouble mine. It would run great for about an hour then shut down. I changed filters and drained the fuel tank, no change, Finally figured it was a bad rubber fuel line, which collapsed when it warned up. I order a new one and that took care of my problem. Maybe you have a worst fuel line? or it could be something else. If it is a bad fuel line, I think you could cut off the banjo connectors from the old fuel line and clamp on on new line and not have to order one from a dealer. Hope this will help.

Ron

 

[johnpa]

Thanks ron i had a ford tractor that did the same thing ill try it on this one and see if that will fix the problem although the line it looks new but looks are decieving thanks john