Recent content by ahdofu88

I checked out the YouTube video. On that specific application the gas cap has a vent. On mine there is no vent. It is a solid cap. Having said this, I did not think that the tank actually held any pressure. In other words I was under the impression that the carb diaphragm pulled fuel in. I'll...

The vent valve (which I had referred to as the check valve in my post) was the first thing that I had replaced but that did not solve the issue.

Thanks for the quick reply CraigH. The cap does not have a breather vent. It is a solid, one piece cap. I forgot to mention that I have also checked the spark arrester screen and the screen is clear.

Hello, On my gas trimmer if I were to let the engine run at idle for a while, at some point it will refuse to pick up speed when I pull on the throttle. It bogs down and dies. However I have noticed that removing the gas cap, fixes the issue. I thought perhaps the check valve was the issue but...