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Old 02-26-2008, 05:33 PM
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Default 01 Rancher 4x4ES Problems?

Bought this Rancher used a few years ago & it has never quite run right. Have not run it much in the last year or so and it has set up in the barn several months at a time between running it. I think my gas got stale or something. It flooded one day and a lot of gas drained out of the drain tube at bottom of carb...it had a green tint (almost like antifreeze) I drained as much gas as I could by disconnecting the supply tube from back end of gas tank to top of carb & added new gas and about 8oz. of Seafoam. It cranks/runs a little better but I'm getting white smoke...not a lot, but it does appear white and it dissipates pretty quickly (doesn't hang around for a long time) and doesn't have a particularly oily smell? Also, the end of the muffler has a lot of black residue inside?

Any ideas? Could the white smoke/black residue in muffler come from moisture in the gas, bad gas, Seafoam???

How can I completely drain the gas tank/carb and start over with fresh gas?
 
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Old 02-26-2008, 08:24 PM
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Default 01 Rancher 4x4ES Problems?

You need to compltely remove your carb and clean it all out, soak it in carb cleaner for a while then blow out all passages with compressed air. Sounds like you have a gumed up carb. When the carb is out, put a container under the supply hose and open the valve till it's done.

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Old 02-27-2008, 02:21 PM
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I was reading some other posts on this forum...could a choke problem cause the smoke/black soot in end of muffler? My choke cable does seem tighter & seems to have less travel than it used to have. Could water in the gas cause the smoke?

What do you think?
 
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Old 02-27-2008, 02:26 PM
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Default 01 Rancher 4x4ES Problems?

When you clean the carb, pay particular attention to the slow (idle/pilot) jet. These always get clogged up when an engine sits unused, and that leaves you with a lean condition. When you reinstall the carb, adjust the fuel screw.
 
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