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Recent Content by Carolyn

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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    This is an interesting question. I eyed them up and they were all exactly the same height. So I left them alone. What are you thinking?
    Post by: Carolyn, Sep 23, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    I don’t know if I’m doing this right but I hope that the previous readers read this again. I thought that I found the problem because the one...
    Post by: Carolyn, Sep 23, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    OH MY GOODNESS. I FEEL STUPID. ‍♀️ I actually have the tank off so I was feeding it fuel through a tiny funnel so that I could see if the...
    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 20, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    It won’t crank with the kill switch off. I found that unusual. But it will crank over as if there was a kill switch on. I still...
    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 18, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    I even put gas down the fuel line via a little funnel so that bypasses the filter.
    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 18, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    The tank was super clean, The gas is fresh supreme gas, the petcock was cleaning and new diaphragm and o rings put in. New external filter...
    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 18, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    I haven’t tried the starter fluid yet. It’s a new battery and I keep it on charge.
    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 18, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    I’m going to check that voltage. But the plugs are dry. Doesn’t that mean that it’s not getting fuel?
    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 18, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 18, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    That’s a good point. Yes I do have spark but it is sort of faint in my opinion but a spark is a spark right???
    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 17, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    Yes I did try that. While engaging the starter the fuel level wouldn’t go down but if I drained the bowls, individually, the fuel did go down...
    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 17, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    I will try starter fluid. The vacuum ports are plugged. But can you tell me why you asked? You might be on to something. Will a vacuum...
    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 17, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    Yes it’s the right cable I was able to find OEM cable and I compared them just for fun.
    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 17, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    Air cooled. Hitachi
    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 17, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    Serviced carbs ran for a bit now won’t start.

    Thanks for the reply but the cables aren’t switchable.
    Post by: Carolyn, Aug 17, 2021 in forum: XJ Technical Chat