Hi all,
I'm a complete novice just trying to get my JD LX178 (Kawasaki FD440V V-Twin) to run. Many sudden dies and many failures to start except when I poured gas down the throat lead me to just take a guess and install inexpensive new fuel pump and carburetor. Now it will start again only if I pour gas down the throat--but then a whole lot of gasoline comes gushing out some sort of rubber (overflow?) tube off the top of the carburetor!
Like a fool, I didn't take carful note or pictures of how the gas hoses were hooked up to the fuel pump before removing and I'm wondering if I hooked something up backwards? See attached photo.
Or is this a totally defective carburetor (it looked good and identical to original)?
Thanks for you ideas!
I'm a complete novice just trying to get my JD LX178 (Kawasaki FD440V V-Twin) to run. Many sudden dies and many failures to start except when I poured gas down the throat lead me to just take a guess and install inexpensive new fuel pump and carburetor. Now it will start again only if I pour gas down the throat--but then a whole lot of gasoline comes gushing out some sort of rubber (overflow?) tube off the top of the carburetor!
Like a fool, I didn't take carful note or pictures of how the gas hoses were hooked up to the fuel pump before removing and I'm wondering if I hooked something up backwards? See attached photo.
Or is this a totally defective carburetor (it looked good and identical to original)?
Thanks for you ideas!