09-12-13, 01:09 PM
(08-12-13, 11:48 PM)unfazed link Wrote:Drain the carbs as it sounds like water in the bowls. At night the water sinks to the bottom and it is picked up by the pilot jets when trying to start first thing in the morning and as we all know water does not ignite to well. Might be worthwhile next time the tank goes on reserve remove it and drain all the fuel from it and refill it with fresh fuel.
Unfortunately the 400 does not have a prime in the fuel tap making the draining the carbs a little more difficult.
Sounds logical to me. You could take the filler cap off the tank and clean out the drain hole as well as draining the tank and carbs. If the ht lead is split at the end near the spark plug you could unscrew the cap and trim the end of the lead. If you've been getting water in your carbs for a while they may need a clean