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BALTO never quits

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F.A.A.C. Slim

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Well I'm determined to keep a track open this winter up towards my property.....so Friday nite I arrive at dusk in perfect weather and head up the road....5 F. and not a breath of wind

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Next day I'm driving back up the road and ran out of gas...I was always worried about doing that and sure enough I did it.....skied up to the cabin for lunch, then back down to BALTO to get the empty gas can...down to town and got some pals to give me a snowmobile ride w/ gas can up the road......filled the tank and although I could get BALTO started it would not run...idle for 5 min and die...I knew I had plugged the fuel lines and was "stuck".....skied up to the cabin (2 hours 1000' vertical but at least I had a track)....spent the nite and as always enjoyed the nite alone knowing it was 20 F. up at 11,800' and 0 F. down in the valley....next day after a quick ski run I was back at BALTO scratching my head...decided to pull the fuel line at the fuel filter inlet and blow back to the tank...did this, re-connected the line and there you have it...BALTO never quits
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Sounds like either junk in the line or some mild icing, new filter and bottle of heat will cover both issues!

Looks like a neat place to be riding around in! More photos sure wouldn't bother any of us!
 
Fogtender-
It was for sure junk in the fuel line...there is a valve installed between tank and motor. I closed this valve before I pulled the hose at the fuel filter inlet....then as I blew back into the hose I opened the valve....I had the fuel tank top off and after a pause I could hear bubbling in the tank....did it again and there was much shorter pause before I again heard the bubbling...I suspect that the junk caught on the upstream side of that valve! I'll go get an inline filter and install it just downstream from that valve...next summer I'll have to take the tank off and clean it...sure was glad this repair got me going 'cause I was looking at having to get hauled out of there with another cat before the next storm....
 
Slim,

I'm glad that you have SNOW!

Not much out here in the plains yet. Lost what we had last week.

It's all I want for Christmas, a foot of snow:smile:...

Maybe next year? (only a week away:clap:)

Regards, Kirk
 
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