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Old 07-30-2016, 02:13 PM   #1
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This cart and I are about a 2 weeks into our Honeymoon. Since purchasing this 1993 DS I have discovered (with help here...thanks!) that it has a 97+ motor. It has been slow to start since purchasing it. I have replaced the carburetor, plug, air cleaner, oil change, drive clutch, starter/gen belt and main drive belt. I have had to re wire most of the cart. I have also had to do tires and rebuild the suspension upfront and in the rear. I have not had time up until this point to tackle the slow starting issue. When cold, it can take as long as 30 seconds before it begins to fire. It always seems to fire up quicker in reverse then it does in drive. Sometimes when it's warm I can take around 10 to 15 seconds to fireback up after stopping at a stop sign. I do not want to wire it so that it will idle. Any thoughts? Is this normal? If there is any additional information you need to help me with this just ask, I check this very frequently. Thanks in advance.
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Old 07-30-2016, 02:56 PM   #2
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...also, I have verified the operation of the choke in the air box. Sometimes I have to use the choke even when warm to get it started.
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Old 07-30-2016, 04:08 PM   #3
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10-15 seconds to take off after stopping at a stop sign is not normal. You'll need to find out whether it's fuel or spark you're missing when it won't start. It sounds to me like you may not be getting enough fuel if choking it while warm helps it. An easy thing to try is to clean the brass filter on your fuel pump, right there on the gas tank. Get some carb or brake cleaner and shoot it up.

You may also want to take off and clean/replace your hoses, the hose that comes from the crankcase to the fuel pump can sometimes get crud in it over time and diminish the vacuum signal that your pump needs to get fuel to the carb.
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Old 07-30-2016, 04:11 PM   #4
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Here's the brass filter on my fuel pump, your pump shape may look slightly different but it will still have the filter on it.

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Old 07-31-2016, 12:26 PM   #5
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Awesome, thanks! I have already replaced the fuel lines. I will be spraying that brass filter out momentarily.
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Old 07-31-2016, 02:37 PM   #6
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Maybe a little better after spraying out the filter. It is definitely fueling not spark. The pump looks pretty new. I wonder if it was replaced in an effort to fix the same problem.
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Something else I noticed, my fuel filter is laying across the top of my tank and never appears to have much fuel in it. I notice in most of the pictures I see, The filter is full and on the side of the tank.
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Old 07-31-2016, 06:52 PM   #8
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Something else I noticed, my fuel filter is laying across the top of my tank and never appears to have much fuel in it. I notice in most of the pictures I see, The filter is full and on the side of the tank.
Not a fan of those glass filters even on our pumps / equipment at work we don't use them. I run the 1/4" Napa plastic filters on my cart never had any issues with them. I'd replace all the lines and filters clean out the screen on your pump and check your pulse line for a leak that'll cause issues as well.
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Old 08-01-2016, 06:04 PM   #9
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Thanks to everyone that's helping. I found a previous post here that talked about a similar problem and some carburetor adjustments that can be done. I did those and still no luck. All of the lines are new. I've cleaned the screen. I've even done the valve adjustment....set at .005. It does start better -not good- with no choke if I only depress the throttle enough to engage the starter.
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OK, I finally have an answer. I hope this helps many people. The issue was caused by a spark plug. When I replaced it I had just gone to AutoZone and had them cross reference the plug that was in this unit and got a replacement autolite. I put the factory plug back in today and have been driving around flawlessly.
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