I've been noticing sluggish off idle performance and yesterday afternoon as I was doing a routine hot oil & filter change I looked at my clear primary fuel filter and noticed the screen was dead black ~
Tapping it with a hard plastic screwdriver handle revealed tiny (and some no so tiny) chunks of coal looking stuff flaking off the screen so I remove it and capped both ends , shook and tapped the bejeebers out of it , this shakes the collected fungus residue break loose , once you see the fuel in it turning black , stop and hold it up right , in a few moments (about 60 seconds) the chunks will slowly settle and drift down into the inlet nipple , then you tap it a bunch more and more chinks will come loose , repeat until either you're tired & frustrated or the chunks stop falling off the screen , in the end I blew it out back wards then filled it up with Ether (starting fluid) , tapped it a few more times then blew it out again , not as clean as I'd like but I have a limited amount of ability with the pain and all .
Upon re - installation and re filling the sump with fresh multi grade oil , the engine started and idled smoother and has noticeably better off idle response and throttle response .
This is why I use and recommend the _clear_ primary intake fuel screen filters ~ you can _SEE_ what's going on at a glance & take action before you're suffering serious problems .
-Nate
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