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I have 1990 743 Bobcat. Yesterday I intermittently moved gravel and by the end of the day it started sputtering and now it's doing it with less use. Any ideas? Please and thank you
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Just had filters changed, although I did just gas up before it happened. It's also the place I always get diesel and haven't had any issues before, not saying it isn't possible. Any tricks for a treatment?
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Does it act as if you are running out of fuel? Does the primer bulb collapse?
Could be that the fuel pickup line is clogged. There is normally a screen / check valve on the end of it that can get clogged by gunk in the fuel. Refueling can cause a lot of gunk that is already in the tank to break loose and mix into the new fuel.
It could also be a cracked or broken fuel pickup line that sucks air when the fuel gets below it.
Try hooking up an external fuel tank with clean fuel and see if the problem continues.
You can also try to syphon some fuel from the bottom of the tank and put it in a glass jar and see what settles out.
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, beat me to it, but I was going to suggest raining some fuel out of tank to inspectover time, a lot of crap can get into a fuel tank, and even with clean new filters installed, if tank has a lot of debris in it it, they won't stay new/clean for long!
and again water in a tank/fuel can cause all sorts of issues
I would also maybe try checking electrical connections from battery to fuse box , making sure all are both solid and clean, NO corrosion showing on wire, (that green color build up r
as it can travel under insulation and then cause current flow issues
same cane be checked with fuses../relays
