Lawn Boy 10324 fuel delivery issue?

adm8810

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Greetings everybody, trying to keep my 2000 10324 in business but am perplexed with this problem. It's got a brand new carburetor, starts and runs beautifully. But after about five minutes the engine suddenly dies. It starts right back up, and then a few minutes later it dies again. Each time it seems to die sooner than the time before, and by the time I give up it's dying every 20-30 seconds it seems. It cuts out fairly quickly, it doesn't sputter and sputter like when you run it out of fuel. Thanks in advance for any advice!
 

adm8810

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I should add that if I mess with the throttle (usually increasing all the way) the second it starts cutting out, I can keep the engine running for several more seconds, but it still gradually dies.
 

Rivets

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Try running the unit with the gas cap loose. I’m thinking the cap vent is plugged.
 

adm8810

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Thanks, I'll give that a shot in the morning. The neighbors are making me look bad!
 
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