860 is running funny again, HELP

[Fitter Roger]

Hi All,

Well pea planting time is here, man I love peas. So the 6 volt 860 ran fine all winter with the snow blade, plowed with a 2 bottom dearborn plow in heavy clay and ran great. Got the double gang 6 foot disc out and on the final pass it started to act funny.

This is what it does: It surges under load from full load to complete off and than start back running. It will idle in the garage but won"t take any load. I must have rattled something loose in the carb? I checked for dirt in the fuel bowl and I have fuel from the tank. She had a hard time staying running today in the garage. It would start up and run for a minute and cut off. I could than restart it, it would run than shut down. It didn"t matter were I had the throttle set. Start up, run a minute than die.

Any clues?

Thanks in advance,
Roger

 

[old]

Check fuel flow from the drain plug at the bottom of the carb. Catch the fuel to make sure it is not full of water or dirt. It should flow well for 5 plus minutes. If good check your spark

 

[Anonymous-0]

Could be that the strainer in the gas tank is clogged up. I have seen that happen more that once.

 

[crazylocha]

And also check to see if gas cap is venting. I.E. right about time its about to do it, loosen cap. Vapor lock is a possibility, am thinking their suggestions more likely. Worth checking and easy enough to do.

 

[Jimmyjack]

Does it do it all the time or just after it gets good and hot? Have you actually checked all the filters?

 

[Fitter Roger]

OK so I pulled the plug out of the bottom of the carb and got just a trickle of gas. I didn"t find a fuel filter in the bulb so I think I have a dirt problem.

Also does the 860 have a solid fuel line? Mine seem to have a rubber hose in part of the line for flexibility?