Fuel Starvation

[Novas86]

so does that mean like prime is not affected my vacuum safety what about the reserve?

[Paulcet]

so does that mean like prime is not affected my vacuum safety what about the reserve?

Yes, that's what it means.  And "reserve" requires vacuum to operate, just like "on".

[Novas86]

So really odd now i took it out of test ride(46mi) on reserve and on but i couldn't get it to repeat the issue.  now i am completely lost so someone save me from this menacing issue lol

[Novas86]

bump in the hopes that Buddha will grace me with and answer

[pandymai]

So really odd now i took it out of test ride(46mi) on reserve but i couldn't get it to repeat the issue.  now i am completely lost so someone save me from this menacing issue lol

if it only happens on "ON" maybe you can check the tank petcock for blockage/debris? the PRI and RES use the same nipple off the tank petcock but ON uses its own path. if RES and PRI work fine, but ON doesnt. i'd say check the tank petcock.

and check the hoses for blockage too?

[Novas86]

i mucked up when i said said on reserve i mean on, reserve instead and no issues.

[Toledo Jim]

Questions I am still not clear about:

1] Reserve setting works?

2] Prime setting works?

3] On setting is where the problem is?

lol no I had literally just filled about 40 miles before that

4] How much gas did you put in when you filled it?

5] Did you drain ALL of the old gas and SeaFoam out?

6] What is the farthest distance you have gone without putting gas in?

If you haven't been able to go more than 50 or 60 miles without adding gas, I would still think you have bad gas / water in the tank.

(By the way, Seafoam is a good cleaner, but not a good gas preserver for storage purposes.)

[Novas86]

Questions I am still not clear about:

1] Reserve setting works?

2] Prime setting works?

3] On setting is where the problem is?

lol no I had literally just filled about 40 miles before that

4] How much gas did you put in when you filled it?

5] Did you drain ALL of the old gas and SeaFoam out?

6] What is the farthest distance you have gone without putting gas in?

If you haven't been able to go more than 50 or 60 miles without adding gas, I would still think you have bad gas / water in the tank.

(By the way, Seafoam is a good cleaner, but not a good gas preserver for storage purposes.)


1. right now everything works I did not test reserve when it did it
2. Prime woks
3. only one i was able to test
4.it was full like 3.24 ga according to slip mind you it had some left when i filled
5. all gas had been out
6. 214 miles and that is this cause i haven't had it long enough besides one fill up

[Toledo Jim]

Okay, then I am out of ideas. 

Good luck.

p.s.: If you really want Buddha's help, you could pm him with a link to this thread. 

[Novas86]

just bumping up for some attention perhaps

[Affschnozel]

Yesterday for the first time I got this fuel starvation problem on the freeway going 130kmh,

it died down and prime didn't work, luckily some nice man pulled over with a van and gave me a lift home 

[Novas86]

well apparently my problem is fixed. I found a vacuum line that was like slightly pinched.  and please correct me if i am wrong but i am guess that the vacuum line being pinched slightly cause the lack of adequate fuel to be getting to the bowl for the speed because fuel consumption increases with speed But that is my guess? any thoughts?

[Toledo Jim]

well apparently my problem is fixed. ..snip..

Glad you figured it out. 

[Novas86]

ok so i guess i lied it died again yesterday and now i am completely now lost so crap lol

[Ugluk]

I've found it possible to squash the petcock-carb fuel line with the airbox if hoses cross under it. Should affect pri as well I guess, but still worth looking at?

[Novas86]

I've found it possible to squash the petcock-carb fuel line with the airbox if hoses cross under it. Should affect pri as well I guess, but still worth looking at?

can this still happen with the lunchbox?

[Ugluk]

No way. I missed that you had one.
Cheers

[bigfatcat]

ok so i guess i lied it died again yesterday and now i am completely now lost so crap lol

What speed were you traveling at when it died, and for how long ?

[Novas86]

ok so i guess i lied it died again yesterday and now i am completely now lost so crap lol

What speed were you traveling at when it died, and for how long ?

65 to 70 about ten to fifteen minutes