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Old 02-02-2009, 05:55 PM
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this weekend i was going up the lake in quite a bit of snow and starting loosing power, it lasted only a few mins and went away. i got to the fish shanty and put in some dry gas. seemed to run fine, then on the way home i started again to loose power and it got bad. i could barely get enough power up to move. idles fine but try and give it much throtle and it just bogs out. any sugestions to help me get this going?
 
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Old 02-02-2009, 06:05 PM
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i forgot to add its a 04 atp, and with half choke it has quite a bit more power.
 
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: fishguts

i forgot to add its a 04 atp, and with half choke it has quite a bit more power.</end quote></div>

[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] With choke on runs better, is usually a sign carb jets stopped up,may need to check out and also check fuel filter and flow.
 
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Old 02-02-2009, 06:37 PM
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thanks for the reply. the flow was very low, my brother has a pump deal were you can like pull a vac on the line and suck stuff out. did that and blew through the line, it seems not to be blocked but the gas still only comes out real slow?
 
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: fishguts

thanks for the reply. the flow was very low, my brother has a pump deal were you can like pull a vac on the line and suck stuff out. did that and blew through the line, it seems not to be blocked but the gas still only comes out real slow?</end quote></div>

Disconnect fuel line to carb and crank up,if fuel flowing I would still check carb if still running bad. Fuel flow wont be a great amount even if pump ok,just works enough on vacuum to keep bowl full,not like an electric pump!
 
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Old 02-02-2009, 07:03 PM
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aok thanks again.
 
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Old 02-06-2009, 10:09 AM
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thanks again guys, it turned out that it was cattail fluff in the airbox and carb did it. got that all out and she runs like a top, got new duros coming for her now. heres a pic of her.

 
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