[Shop-talk] Engine idling problem

[Donald H Locker]

Try putting a few drops of acetone per gallon of gasoline in the fuel. Mix well, serve at room temperature.

HTH,
Donald.

----- Original Message -----
> From: eric at megageek.com
> To: Shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Sent: Monday, October 3, 2016 4:02:06 AM
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Engine idling problem
> 
> I have a 2009 Kawasaki KingQuad 750 that I use for work on my property. It's
> garage kept and I had it since it was new. (so it's well taken care of.)
> 
> Recently, I've had a problem with it starting and taking off (it has an auto
> clutch and it dies when I try to put it under power.) A search on the web
> has these problems listed from anything from a spark plug to a new computer
> (and none seems to have enough followup to let me know what works.)
> 
> It got really bad and a new battery and plug seemed to fix it. Problem is,
> it's starting to happen again just a few months later.
> 
> Now, I really don't ever open the throttle up. It's mostly used at slow speed
> or it's idling while I'm nearby. I'm guessing this is part of the problem.
> 
> Since it's such a beast, opening it up full throttle would take a small
> runway. I did make a race track in one of my fields to run it more, but I
> was wondering if there was a better way.
> 
> SO, my questions are...
> 
> Is it my low speed/idling use that is causing the issue?
> 
> Is there something else I can do to keep it from happening?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.
> Eric P
> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph Waldo
> Emerson
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