Gator 4x2 bogging down like its out of gas

[deerchop]

I'm hoping for a little help here. I recently bought a used gator 4x2 that was having some running issues and I figured it was the carb since it had set up for a while. I brought it home and took the carb all apart and cleaned it and now it runs perfect idling and just poking around. Trouble is, when you start giving it the gas or climbing a hill, any type of load it just boggs down and almost quits. I have replaced the fuel lines, fuel pump and filter, checked the pick up hose and all looks good, new plug also.

It will stay running as long as you let off the gas and give it a moment to catch up. I am at a loss and guess I will have to take it to the shop but was hoping someone here had been there and done that and could point me in the right direction.

I will check back in tomorrow and any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Streetcar]

It sounds like my gator when it had dirt in the carb

 

[Dutch445]

agree, it sounds like there is still a carb issue, maybe float level is off,
maybe the carb needs to be removed and soaked in solution? you said you
cleaned it, but was it deep cleaned?

 

[timswi]

Float level and or needle & seat. Does it seem to be flooding?

 

[Bladehauler]

pull your carb back apart , pull the main jet out and from the bore push the emulsion tube down and out through the main jet area. clean it thoroughly including the small orifices along the sides.

 

[deerchop]

It is not flooding best I can tell. It seems as though it is running out of fuel. I have cleaned the carb twice but may give it one more shot. I pulled the Jets and sprayed them out with cleaner and all the small openings seemed to spray fine in the jet, unless I missed one. I was thinking it could be a governor issue, vacuum or something weird but it is certainly frustrating. I know very little about the operation of the governor.

Thanks so much for the replies and if you can think of anything else let me know.

 

[Chad450r]

The farm gator we had used a small 12volt fuel pump, burned out and sounds just like your issue. Not sure that your model had it but worth a look

 

[Dutch445]

it looks like that engine uses the small vaccuum fuel pump, have you pulled the fuel
line off the carb and checked for fuel stream while cranking the starter?

 

[Sprinklerman]

Check to see if the exhaust is clear . If it has a screen on the exhaust and its clogging up that could do it

 

[Fang]

Mine is doing the same thing, for the last 4 years you had to choke it a little to get it going the after it warmed up it was fine. Then it got to where it wouldn't start, I could put some fuel into the cylinder and it would start and run, did that for about a month then decided I had to fix it. replaced plug, fuel pump, fuel and air filter, and took carb apart and cleaned (didn't boil cause I don't have a rebuild kit....yet). Fixed the rough idle but when I gave it full throttle to go down the driveway, it started bucking and snorting, CRAP!!!! Back to the shop.......Any body find out what the cause was?