I know my posts should be shorter and more concise. Sorry for the "story" format but my thinking is, since I'm a rookie, I want you to see my every move.
Before this machine was a no start, the owner told me it ran for about 20+ minutes before dying. He also disclosed that he put new fuel in the tank over old fuel. So we have a mix.
So I got the carb off and took it to my bench for disassembly. I tipped it upside down over a coffee can to drain as much fuel out as possible before removing the bowl. Before disassembling, I noticed a significant amount of water in the fuel.
So before diving into the carb, since the tank is enormous and was full, I figured I'd get started on draining it. In addition to crappy fuel, I noticed that the fuel was not flowing smoothly. It was a really strong, solid trickle.
I removed the fuel cap and no improvement was seen. I removed the fuel line, which is about 8-10 inches, and inspected that, which looks clear. I noticed that the nipple on the fuel shut off, which is mounted to the bottom of the tank, that someone had mashed it up pretty good creating a smaller, oval type hole. I thought this may be the cause of the restriction but then thought that it goes deeper. I'm thinking with all that fuel pressure above, I should actually get a longer shooting stream, kind of like when you partially kink a hose. But not.
So I'd like to remove that shut off. I'm thinking there is some type of filter on the other side residing inside the tank. And I'm guessing it's clogged. The fuel looked like total dung when it was coming out. Smelled even worse.
But I don't know how to remove it correctly. I can't image it's permanently attached. I twisted a bit to see if it was threaded but it didn't seem to be and I didn't want to force it. I've attached a pic.
Thank you