My 3000 is about 10 years old - over the years i've had to rebuild/clean the carb maybe 2x... at the end of this winter (a bad one) i was having starting issues and occasional backfires.. figured i needed to clean the carb again. Cleaned the carb -...
UPDATE:Wow, to replace coil requires a pretty thorough tear down - all the way to motor mounts! Changed coil - runs great! I tested it with most of the body work and shrouds taken off and it still is very quiet... heckuva muffler. Took me almost 3...
Just picked up a new coil ($8 on amazon!)- will double check low oil sensor thingy too....@ Mexicowanderer - that's probably what will happen... might take a day or two but i will report back.
Thanks for input guys, UPDATEI checked Spark arrester (Clean)I checked and adj the valves - they were very tight..Put in new spark plug.Filled oil to max.It started right up, surge a little... I let it run 4 or 5 minshut it off (with fuel off, ran dr...
Mitch, thanks. I always used sta-bil however when i drained the tank there was ALOT of water in it. I cleaned the petcock and tank - then put a brand new carb on it today.I've never adjusted the valves on it.I've never cleaned the spark arrester. Wi...
