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rockman20 · 06-10-2003, 10:05 AM

The biggest thing you have to look out for when cranking a dry carb is this. If you have rebuilt the carb, did you put some lube on the accelerator pump seal?

The odds of this happening are sometimes small, but I have had it happen where I did a dry start, pumped the gas pedal a few times while cranking, and I ripped the seal on the accelerator pump. Just a caution.

On a Quad you can pour fuel down the pipe on top which will fill the bowl for you. When I do a rebuild, I like to put fuel in the bowl before I assemble the air horn.

06-10-2003, 10:05 AM	#11
rockman20 "The dude abides" Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: North Dakota Posts: 472	The biggest thing you have to look out for when cranking a dry carb is this. If you have rebuilt the carb, did you put some lube on the accelerator pump seal? The odds of this happening are sometimes small, but I have had it happen where I did a dry start, pumped the gas pedal a few times while cranking, and I ripped the seal on the accelerator pump. Just a caution. On a Quad you can pour fuel down the pipe on top which will fill the bowl for you. When I do a rebuild, I like to put fuel in the bowl before I assemble the air horn. __________________ RockMan 1993 Chevy Silverado C3500 1 ton dually 1994 Honda Civic 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass S 1953 IH Farmall Super M New to the fleet: 1992 Subaru Loyal



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