Diesel in my gas scooter part 2?

Question

ok so i opened up my carerator today and cleaned it with gas,it started up like maybe 4 times today but its really jumpy and cutts off in 30 seconds.What seems to work is opening the carbertor and filling it with gas but it wont stay on,,,what now??????? HELP

Answer 1

If you took the carb apart and cleaned it you could possibly have put the bowl back on wrong or maybe nudged the needle into the seat too tightly. I have done that years ago building for cars. If the carb bowl isn't filling there is a fuel restriction.Turn the petcock off and remove the bowl. Check the float and make sure the needle is dropping in the seat or opening. If it is, turn the fuel petcock back on and se if gas comes out when the float is moved and make sure the float turns the flow off. (done by moving the float up and down). If everything is working fine reinstall the bowl but make sure it is positioned correctly as not to restrict the float. Some bowls have irregular shape and can hold the float closed. Try starting it and it it still doesn't run you have other problems. If it ran fine before you took the carb apart then you reassembled it wrong. Probably nothing major.

Answer 2

Assuming you put everything back together correctly, just keep trying to run it.  It will run bad until every little bit of diesel is burned off.  By running it, you'll burn off the deisel and eventually it'll run properly again.  Good luck.

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Answer 3

drain & flush your fuel tank & line,s....clean & inspect all rubber part,s in your carbureator [ diesel fuel will destroy even some neopreme gasket,s].....fill with gasoline.....if it still run,s bad.....take it to a professional.

Answer 4

put gas in it next time

Answer 5

check the screen in your fuel petcock,unscrew it from the bottom of your tank,clean with carb cleaner