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    <p>Can you try squirting fuel into the carb for the cylinders which
      aren't firing?  Sometimes the connection between the float bowl
      and the jet gets clogged.  Could maybe pull the carb top and
      piston and blow air backwards through that.</p>
    <p>My dad had an issue where a little piece of the rubber line from
      the float bowl to the jet hung down in the inner hole and acted
      like a one-way valve.  Had him scratching his head for a while on
      that one.</p>
    <p>- Tony</p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/13/2026 10:47 AM, Notakitcar
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Hello
                  group, got a head scratcher here.</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Scenario:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Last
              Saturday drove to cars & coffee, ran great until I was
              about ½ way home.  Started cutting out bad and l limped
              home on 2 cylinders.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Checked
                compression 170-175 across all 4<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
          <li class="MsoListParagraph"
            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Pulled
                each plug wire and determined the front two were not
                running<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Laid a
                plug along side the engine and verified there is spark<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Pulled
                the float bowl top and verified there is fuel, drained
                it dry, blew air, let it refill.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Turned
                the motor and verified the fuel is flowing into the bowl<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Covered
                the intake and fuel splashes back on my hand a higher
                RPM<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
          <li class="MsoListParagraph"
            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Replace
                the front two plugs, gapped at .034<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Checked
                valves, all are moving properly and adjusted<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Verified
                that the butterfly is opening<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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            style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">½ tank of
                gas.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Any other
              suggestions greatly appreciated before I go out back and
              shoot myself in the head?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Many
              thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Bill B<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">TS30766L<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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