Power drops

RACDEXTA · Post by **RACDEXTA** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:51 pm

Hello

can anyone help, after solving my overheating while using my new flail-mulcher by fitting a fan cowl and giving the rad. a good blow through I went to work with the flail again. For about 40 mins everthing was fine but then gradually she started to loose revs and after 5 mins I had to stop. Now I think it good possibly be the fuel filter or more accurately I hope it is just the fuel filter. There doesn't seem to be any other symptoms. Could anyone give me confirmation or a clue?

Regards Rob

dexta4 · Post by **dexta4** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:25 pm

sounds like a fuel problem, i'd go down that route first, possibly air filter could be dirty? i'd check them first before getting in deeper!!

bigmax7 · Post by **bigmax7** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:12 pm

Hi rob, check the flow rate from the tap, some second market taps do not flow freely particularly the pump type. Perhaps someone might know what the flow rate should be.

RACDEXTA · Post by **RACDEXTA** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:49 pm

Thankyou for your replies, I have got a reproduction primer pump/tap and it is very poor. I replaced the fuel filter and had a look at the tap by unscrewing it out to find what looked like cow hair bunged up in it. It seems that this has cleared it but I fear the problem will return unless I drain and clean the tank, regards Rob