We will try to make available some very helpful tips and information for those members considering doing their own repair or restoration work.

If you have some helpful information, tips and pictures you would like to share, be sure to send them to us.

• Tank shut-off closed
  
• No gasoline in tank
  
• No gasoline in carburetor float chamber
  
• Insufficent gasoline at jet
  
• Gasoline old or stale
  
• Gasoline level too low
  
• Gasoline level too high (flooding)
  
• Gas mixture too lean
  
• Cylinders flooded with gas
  
  
• Clogged filter screen
  
• Clogged filler cap vent
  
• Clogged fuel supply pipe (dirt or water)
  
  
• Dirt in float chamber
  
• Dirt in sediment bulb (full of dirt)
  
  
• Float valve stuck
• Choke control stuck
  
• Broken choke control
  
• Bent or stuck float lever
  
• Leaky float (causes flooding)
  
• Loose or defective inlet manifold
  
• Water in carburetor spray nozzle
  
• Carburetor frozen (winter only)