dr200 trouble

[Horton Oliphant]

Even in "prime" I wouldn't think that 2 gal of gas would leak by the float needle in 4 days, unless some how the "prime" setting depresses the float like the tickler did on the old Amals. Did you replace of remove the air filter when trying to start it? Alan Henderson A13 Iowa

On 10/1/2010 7:28 PM, mark ward wrote: > Hey All > A friends Dr200 se, (2007) has starting ISSUES! > > 1st. it sat 2 months with gas. and then wouldn't start. > Then she added 2oz. sea foam, then she put the gas tank lever in Prime, (oops) > and left it there the next 4 days, and gas drained into and filled the engine > and breather box (over 2 gal. ) > > > I drained (& changed/filter) the oil well, and blew out the cylinder put new in > plug. it took a while but started and I had to keep playing with the throttle a > couple minutes to keep running, untill it stalls. > EVERY time I turn it over a few seconds, about 4-6 table spoons of gas ends up > in the breather box. you can see it seep in after I stop trying to start it. I > also had to re-dry the plug before the 3 times it started for a minute. > (fighting with the throttle, each time.) > > > ANY HELP OUT THERE? >