Any suggestions for the resolution of my problems with the above gratefully received.
The motor is less than 2 years old, but had not been used for perhaps 1 year when I bought it. The fuel has been replaced, the fuel line has been flushed, and the fuel tank has been rinsed with fresh fuel. The motor has been serviced.
It is reluctant to start. Once started it will not idle, and stalls after perhaps 15 seconds.
The fault is intermittent: on one occasion I started the motor perfectly three times, each time allowing it to cool down. Then two days later, the fault reappeared.
The fault may possibly be due to a modification made by the previous owner. He attached a metal tube about an inch long to the idle port, to which he attached a three inch long plastic tube. I don't know why he did this. I have removed the plastic tube, but the metal fixing might be difficult to remove without causing damage.
So the questions are:-
1) Pardon my ignorance, but what does the idle port actually do?
2) Could the described fault be due to this modification?
3) I suspect that the fault appears when the weather is cold. Would this modification particularly effect performance in cold weather?
4) Any other suggestions?
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