Old Clinton

[jon6733]

I have an old Clinton 5hp that I recently acguired, and after normal maintainence took it out on the lake. It runs great, starting the first pull. But after running for a while, just quits and won't start for awhile. It has a new spark plug, and it is never fouled, anyone have any ideas how to solve this?

 

[CATransplant]

Re: Old Clinton

Is the air vent screw on the tank open? That's the usual cause for this problem.

 

[JB]

Re: Old Clinton

Make sure you are using a 16:1 fuel mix using chainsaw (or weedwhacker) oil.<br /><br />What you are getting sounds exactly like a chainsaw being run on 50:1 with outboard oil.

 

[DCT]

Re: Old Clinton

When the engine stalls, check and see if you have spark at the plug. I have had a coil get hot and shut down the engine until it cooled off. Just a thought.

 

[jon6733]

Re: Old Clinton

Thanks for the advice, looking forward to checking it out this weekend.