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tlbag
11-04-08, 03:15 PM
I rebuilt the carb on my xl12 and it will crank and run a min but then it will die like it is giving out of gas. is there any one that can help

chandler
11-04-08, 05:08 PM
Welcome to the forums! Have you checked the continuity and quality of your fuel line from inside the tank to the carb. Sometimes they deteriorate and won't allow the fuel to move well, they become brittle and break.
mikeTN
11-26-08, 04:50 PM
Chandler has a point. I had to replace both lines on mine this year. I wonder if it was doing the same thing BEFORE the carb. re-build?? If so, check the muffler. They get stopped up and the eng. will not run. Take it loose and try to start!!

chandler
11-26-08, 05:44 PM
Mike, I've got a large Poulan bow saw that I love to use, but this season it didn't want to be used. I looked in the tank and saw the filter rolling around, so I knew it was a deteriorated fuel line. I began taking this monster apart and after a table full of parts, I still can't see the fuel tank. I put it all back together and will take it to the repair guy. Let him fool with it. Didn't think about the muffler, good point!