My buggy sat for over a year......need a little help

[98 SNAKE EATER]

So our Villager 8 sat in the elements for well over a year now






Did the usual fixes...

Drained/cleaned gas tank, tore carb apart and cleaned out all the gunk, replaced all fuel lines, fuel filters, air filter, oil filter, fresh oil, new spark plug and replaced the dead battery.

Also had to replace a busted air cleaner hose and the fuel pump needed a good cleaning as well.

Cold cranking, there's no fuel flow

If I spray a little starter fluid, she cranks right up.

Do it a few times and the fuel starts flowing.

Once the fuel hits the carb, she'll sit there and idle all day long without a hiccup

Took her for a spin and all seemed well.

Did multiple warm starts before leaving for work this morning and had zero issues

Got back home about an hour ago and tried to start her up, but no fuel flow in either of the filters

Sprayed a little starter spray and as soon as she built up some revs, the fuel started flowing and she was good to go again.

I'm guessing the fuel pump is on its way out and needs more than a low rev pulse from the motor to get going.

Anyways, before I get a new pump, I figured I'd post up here to see if I overlooked anything that would cause the same issue

Any suggestions for a pump upgrade or should I just go with a stock replacement Mikuni pump?

[KillerCC]

A lot of times when the work you did has been done, usually if you add some pressure into the gas tank, everything will work fine. Usually I use a blow gun and shoot some small puffs of air into the tank fill opening while holding my hand over it to help keep the pressure from escaping. Do this while some one is trying to start it and it should work. Good luck!

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Originally Posted by KillerCC

A lot of times when the work you did has been done, usually if you add some pressure into the gas tank, everything will work fine. Usually I use a blow gun and shoot some small puffs of air into the tank fill opening while holding my hand over it to help keep the pressure from escaping. Do this while some one is trying to start it and it should work. Good luck!

That would probably work to get it started initially, but I don't want to be doing that during every cold start

Once she's started and warms up for a minute or so, the fuel flows fine and I can stop and start with ease, but during cold starts, it seems to take forever to get the fuel flowing

[KillerCC]

Yeah sorry. Sounds like you'll be needing a pump or rebuild yours. You can pretty much use any gravity pump. There are definitely cheaper ones than the club car brand.

[SickPup404]

I just got

this one

this one

for my 1998 CC DS and it works fine. Not sure if that's the same one you'll need.

HTH & GL!

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Originally Posted by SickPup404

I just got this one for my 1998 CC DS and it works fine. Not sure if that's the same one you'll need.

HTH & GL!

Looks identical to what it came with, but when I checked Mikuni's listing, they show many that look the same but have different part numbers

I've also seen some people refer to this one as high volume

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Mikuni-F...item3a81604c46

It's cheaper and doesn't really look as good as the original (plastic?)

[ckiguy]

snake you tried to clean the pump out? not hard to do, just unsrew it from frame, put on a work area and unsrew the 4 screws. split the case carefully, and you can clean he goo out that way and inspect your diaghram.i appli a bit of antiseize to the screws before i reinstall. mine hardly has any fuel in it unless i have at leats 3/4 ways of fuel. fires right up n issues, and i never see fuel in the flter.

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Yes, I took the pump apart and cleaned it, but reused the same old seals.

There was quite a bit of sediment in there.

The cold starting issue seems to be getting better the more I run the cart, but it still takes a 15 seconds or so to get going from stone cold.

Silly question since I already had the carb apart, but does it have some sort of a priming circuit?

Like sumthin that would give it a shot of gas from the bowl when I hit the accelerator pedal?

It seems that's all it would really need since she fires right up with a shot of starter fluid.

That being said, it seems I have another problem I have to tend to...

The shifter cable has frayed right above the muffler, causing it to grind when I throw it in reverse

Being it's a limo, I'm sure that will cost an arm and a leg

[DOOmsman]

It does not have a shot of gas it uses an emulsifier jet for low end.
Did you use a wire in the tiny holes on the side of the jet.


Also http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/gas-y...fuel-pump.html

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Yes, I pulled it and went through it with a wire tie (it was pretty gunked up) as well as letting it soak for a while before blowing through it with a shot of air.

I'm pretty sure it's just the pump not being effective at low starting RPM's because after it's been sitting for a while and the fuel filters show a little air gap from leaking down, you can see them fill up very slowly with cold cranking only.

However, with a shot of start fluid in the air inlet, I can crank and when it immediately fires up, you can see the filters fill up much faster.

Once the filters are full and the lines appear to have pressure, she starts right up with ease.