I have had this machine running fine but after about 10 seconds it just stops. Now I can only get it to run for a couple of seconds and it stops. Obviously a fuel problem but removing the tank is probably the worst abomination I have ever come across. You have to split the plastic cases apart so you can get to the front 2 screws holding the tank in. In doing this the motor falls out and then when putting it all back together you have to get the throttle cable in exactly the right place. I had 3 goes putting it back together to get the cable in the right place, designed by somebody deficient in brain capacity. The tank is very shallow and the filter in the tank has 2 lengths of felt on it I assume to help draw fuel in through the filter. I tried a normal filter but it sucked air because the filter was allowing air to be sucked in because it sits above the fuel level because the tank is shallow. It is obviously starving for fuel and I'm wondering if the felt strips on the filter has to be in a certain position. Any thoughts before I give up on it?
