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Originally Posted by Holladay
I don't know. Good question. After checking correct fuel filter and gas, plugs were going to be my next/last thoughts.
I haven't messed with the gas cap, as mentioned earlier.
It has 259 hrs, bought new 5 yr ago.
I have officially named this Gremlin Richard, as in Dick  |
The plugs shouldn't be bad after that many hours. I ask because the engine needs spark and fuel to run. If the plugs are wet after the motor dies it could be fuel but most likely is a spark issue, meaning something is shutting the motor down electrically and I mean some kind of sensor, not the plugs themselves.
Check your new fuel filter again to see if it is discolored. We had an old metal fuel can that we used for 20 years and it eventually started flaking metal which clogged the filter. But if your neighbor is using a plastic gas can that probably isn't it. You can try draining the fuel and replacing with new, but if the new fuel filter looks clean I doubt that's what it is.
The fact it was throwing out error codes at the start makes me suspect an electrical issue that requires diagnosing by someone more intelligent than me.