Plastic ChainSaw part II (1 Viewer)

[john_eckels]

We had a storm with 80 mph winds and the neighbors tree is down. Now when it starts, it runs for a few seconds and dies. I noticed that there is a vacuum in the fuel tank when I remove the cap. Before I take a small metric drill bit and drill a hole in the gas cap, is there another place I should look for gas tank venting? Thanks in advance for any assistance.

 

[splitshot]

We had a storm with 80 mph winds and the neighbors tree is down. Now when it starts, it runs for a few seconds and dies. I noticed that there is a vacuum in the fuel tank when I remove the cap. Before I take a small metric drill bit and drill a hole in the gas cap, is there another place I should look for gas tank venting? Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Double check, you should have pressure in the tank.

 

[D'Animal]

Make sure you do not have a hole in the fuel line. If the fuel tank venting system is not working, it should still run a few Minutes, not seconds before it dies.

 

[john_eckels]

I gave up and took it to my neighbor who is a diesel mechanic. He wasn't allowed to work on it until his basement was finished. He brought it back today and it was running well. He replaced the spark plug

 

[86tuning]

funny thing, is that diesels don't have spark plugs. awesome!