So, the 105 has been sitting in a shed for 6 months or so.....I haven't really had much time to work on it.
Anyway, long story short - went to start it to pull it into the shop, and it just cranked. Checked the tank - no gas.
Put some gas in it & it spluttered ran a couple of seconds & died.
Pushed it into the shop - cracked a couple of injectors and there was some fuel. Spark is there.
Long story short - also loosened the nut on top of the filter housing (with just the electric pump running) and fuel sprays out.
At the injectors it's a dribble.....a pulsing dribble but a dribble.
I thought maybe the lines were gummed up, but the outlet to the pump is the same is that normal (eg low flow & pressure - I assuming it should be higher, but what sort of volume & pressure do you see at starting/idle)
The fuel stop solenoid was disconnected anyway, but I thought the lever may be stuck down - I checked that, free to move.
I also removed the barometric sensor (looked normal -28mm) and the lever spring was intact - oddly the arm only appeared to have a couple of positions when I pulled with my pinky.
It'll run with easy start - so I'm pretty sure the issue is with the pump? But it was running OK, so I'm a little stumped.
Good point and probably worth a try - I pulled them a couple of times yesterday (they were damp) and cleaned them. Seems odd if it runs on starting fluid though?
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