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Can you try squirting fuel into the carb for the cylinders which aren't
firing? Sometimes the connection between the float bowl and the jet
gets clogged. Could maybe pull the carb top and piston and blow air
backwards through that.
My dad had an issue where a little piece of the rubber line from the
float bowl to the jet hung down in the inner hole and acted like a
one-way valve. Had him scratching his head for a while on that one.
- Tony
On 3/13/2026 10:47 AM, Notakitcar wrote:
>
> *Hello group, got a head scratcher here.*
>
> *Scenario:*
>
> *Last Saturday drove to cars & coffee, ran great until I was about ½
> way home. Started cutting out bad and l limped home on 2 cylinders.*
>
> 1. *Checked compression 170-175 across all 4*
> 2. *Pulled each plug wire and determined the front two were not running*
> 3. *Laid a plug along side the engine and verified there is spark*
> 4. *Pulled the float bowl top and verified there is fuel, drained it
> dry, blew air, let it refill.*
> 5. *Turned the motor and verified the fuel is flowing into the bowl*
> 6. *Covered the intake and fuel splashes back on my hand a higher RPM*
> 7. *Replace the front two plugs, gapped at .034*
> 8. *Checked valves, all are moving properly and adjusted*
> 9. *Verified that the butterfly is opening*
> 10. *½ tank of gas.*
>
> **
>
> *Any other suggestions greatly appreciated before I go out back and
> shoot myself in the head?*
>
> **
>
> *Many thanks,*
>
> *Bill B*
>
> *TS30766L*
>
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<p>Can you try squirting fuel into the carb for the cylinders which
aren't firing? Sometimes the connection between the float bowl
and the jet gets clogged. Could maybe pull the carb top and
piston and blow air backwards through that.</p>
<p>My dad had an issue where a little piece of the rubber line from
the float bowl to the jet hung down in the inner hole and acted
like a one-way valve. Had him scratching his head for a while on
that one.</p>
<p>- Tony</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/13/2026 10:47 AM, Notakitcar
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Hello
group, got a head scratcher here.</span></b><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Last
Saturday drove to cars & coffee, ran great until I was
about ½ way home. Started cutting out bad and l limped
home on 2 cylinders.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Checked
compression 170-175 across all 4<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Pulled
each plug wire and determined the front two were not
running<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Laid a
plug along side the engine and verified there is
spark<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Pulled
the float bowl top and verified there is fuel, drained
it dry, blew air, let it refill.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Turned
the motor and verified the fuel is flowing into the
bowl<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Covered
the intake and fuel splashes back on my hand a higher
RPM<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Replace
the front two plugs, gapped at .034<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Checked
valves, all are moving properly and
adjusted<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Verified
that the butterfly is opening<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">½ tank of
gas.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Any other
suggestions greatly appreciated before I go out back and
shoot myself in the head?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Many
thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Bill
B<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">TS30766L<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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