[AT] OT - JD STX38 fuel problems

[Mike S Meulenberg]

Hi Dean,
The filter's about 1-1/4" in diameter, and is below the tank, which I
fill before I cut. I think I'll just cut with it, and not be concerned as
long as it runs. Or I'll take Walt's advice and buy a filter I can't see
through.

Regards,
Mike

On Mon, 24 May 2004 00:45:31 -0700 "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net> writes:
> Mike:
> 
> Let's think about this a minute. How big is the inside of the filter 
> that
> you can see through the window? The fuel usage on a STX38 isn't all 
> that
> high even while mowing. I'm just not sure the window is a good 
> indicator of
> anything being incorrect. The required flow isn't that high. How 
> long does
> it take to empty the tank while mowing? A long time. There may be 
> enough gas
> flowing in the filter that you can't see it all through the window. 
> 
> Why it isn't full all the time is a question worth pursuing but all 
> I can
> think of is there must be some back pressure but I don't know where 
> it is
> coming from. Is it possible the filter is quite high in comparison 
> to the
> level of the fuel in the tank? I think we need to know what the 
> innards of
> the filter are in order to really decide that it not being full all 
> the time
> is really a problem.
> 
> As far as it now running w/o ever cutting out can be due to many 
> things.
> Maybe there was a partial blockage somewhere in the system that is 
> now
> cleaned out. Maybe it has something to do with going up or down 
> hills or
> being on a side hill. Or what the level of the fuel is in the tank 
> when you
> do that. I think what I would do is run the sucker until the problem
> returns. Right now I think we are chasing ghosts. 
> 
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
> 
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