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Any help? Got a CPI SM 50, started it up last nite left it to idle, i got back and it had cut out, went to start it again and it would start, it was not firing. Check the spark plug, was dirty so i cleaned it up, went to start it up again, started but ran for like a second, check for fuel, had a full tank, checked for oil and it was almost empty. Got some more oil this morning filled it up and went to start and nothing, wasnt firing, i can bump start it but it dies on me keeps running but only when im still pushing it, i give it a little throttle and it starts to die on me, any help out there would be much appreciated, thanks in advance

Jamie

spark plug mate
get a new one
same thing happened to me dude

spark plug mate. have a go.

nice ill be getting a new one later, try that and fingers crossed


Cheers mate

Hmmmm

Was it out of oil because it might have lost compression due to lack of oil.

Or fingers crossed it sounds more like fuel starvation, or water in fuel or Plug.

Age

no worries, should work. common thing on 2 strokes. take it easy fella.

baskie wrote:no worries, should work. common thing on 2 strokes. take it easy fella.

funny i seem to remember telling you that about a year ago

definately change the spark plug first but if that doesn't work the symptons u describe do sound like fuel starvation - are you sure the fuel is getting from the tank to the carb?

is the fuel filter blocked.
is your fuel tap in the right position.

andrew wrote:

baskie wrote:no worries, should work. common thing on 2 strokes. take it easy fella.

funny i seem to remember telling you that about a year ago

definately change the spark plug first but if that doesn't work the symptons u describe do sound like fuel starvation - are you sure the fuel is getting from the tank to the carb?

is the fuel filter blocked.
is your fuel tap in the right position.

*cough* yeh thanks andrew. just passing the info down from geniration to geniration

andrew wrote: is your fuel tap in the right position.

I was thinking exactly that

I assume it's brand new (or at least came from a dealer) they should be your first port of call ......