Gary Fowler
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- Bismarck Arkansas
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- 2009 Kubota RTV 900, 2009 Kubota B26 TLB & 2010 model LS P7010
My neighbor has a Dixon with Kawasaki engine that quit running after daughter put in some questionable gasoline that was at least 3 months old and a little brown. This I discovered when I drained it and put in fresh gasoline. I blew out the fuel filter, drained out the gas line all the way to the carb but it still starts up, runs a few seconds then dies. It needs about 1/2 choke for it to run but seems to do fine till it sputters like it runs out of fuel and dies. It has to set a couple of minutes and then it fires right back up to run 10 seconds again before it dies.
I think it has a vacuum operated fuel pump on it, at least I think that is what it is, fuel goes in one side comes out the other but it has another line coming from the bottom and routed back somewhere to the engine (I couldn't see where it was attached).
Anyone have any advise on something to check before my neighbor takes it to the shop for a going over? I know it also needs some new blades or at least sharpened but that isn't the problem with the engine.
NOTE: It was running fine and mowing till it ran out of fuel and his daughter put in the questionable gas. It immediately started sputtering and smoking and wouldn't run without full choke on it. Now if runs with 1/2 choke, doesn't smoke, doesn't sputter till it just seems to run out of fuel and dies.
I think it has a vacuum operated fuel pump on it, at least I think that is what it is, fuel goes in one side comes out the other but it has another line coming from the bottom and routed back somewhere to the engine (I couldn't see where it was attached).
Anyone have any advise on something to check before my neighbor takes it to the shop for a going over? I know it also needs some new blades or at least sharpened but that isn't the problem with the engine.
NOTE: It was running fine and mowing till it ran out of fuel and his daughter put in the questionable gas. It immediately started sputtering and smoking and wouldn't run without full choke on it. Now if runs with 1/2 choke, doesn't smoke, doesn't sputter till it just seems to run out of fuel and dies.