96 ds Starts intermintently

[hammer118]

Hi there guys. Im struggling to solve my issue. Here it is. My cart will not always start right off every time from a stop. I have to play with the gas pedal until it fires up. Some times more, sometimes less. Once it goes, it goes like a raped ape. The starter turns the motor fine, no belt slippage, but it just wont run. Once in a while a back fire, a little more often, a puff or two out through the air intake. Ive cleaned carb twice. Two new fuel filters. new spark plug. Tested battery, it good. Fresh tank of fuel. Pleeassssse, if anyone can help ill be so grateful. I don't have enough hair to keep pulling out! THANK YOU

[hammer118]

Got it home playing around with it in maint mode. if I mash the pedal to the floor it wont fire, if I let off and slowly depress the pedal it WILL run. That's also when a get the air puff back through the air intake. pulled the plug after it sat and spun without firing for a full minute or more. it was dry

[hammer118]

shot a little carb cleaner in the intake as it was sat in spun without turning over. the carb cleaner made it run, without playing with the pedal..... But I did disconnect the fuel line just before that, and it was pumping fuel

[Spicyunicorn]

I know you said you cleaned your carb twice but your symptoms sound exactly like a plugged pilot jet did you pull it out and make sure it wasn't plugged and blow forced air through the passage?

[Mooncarter]

Check linkage all the way to carb.