If the bulb never gets hard check the float needle and seat valve(inside carb) and also check your fuel pump for a bad diaphragm as that will prevent pressure from building then lastly try a new fuel line
94 xlt 5speed 3.0v6
Recoil rope? Or wrap around flywheel and pull? If to wrap around the flywheel it would work fine. Not sure on a recoil system but it should have enough abrasion resistance that it should work
94 xlt 5speed 3.0v6
The magneto parts are relatively cheap for those motors, what worries me is that it was "stuck" that could mean its all sorts of messed up inside bearing and piston wise for those reasons alone i would pass on it
What kind of motor is it? If its a 2 stroke thats completely normal after that much run time in a tank. If its a four stroke then id say the lower unit is leaking and to check the oil in it
94 xlt 5speed 3.0v6
Just to update, i drilled the welch plug out and found the tip. I was able to push it back out and used green lock tite to hold it back in place. I need to order a carb kit and fuel pump before i run it again
94 xlt 5speed 3.0v6
With those bolts do not try to put vise grips until you heat up the bolts with a mapp gas torch and melt a candle around them. This would be my best suggestion if that fails then your stuck drilling out and using a helicoil
Ok thanks for the suggestion i guess i will try that when i get a chance this week ill go ahead and order a new needle and an oem carb kit as well as the correct fuel pump
94 xlt 5speed 3.0v6
If i got the welch plug out could i use compressed air pressure to force the end out? Its just the pointy part stuck in there i think
94 xlt 5speed 3.0v6
The fuel pump i have on it forces me to mount the top ignition coil only on one bolt hole. Its Definatly pumping good i ran the motor for a minute in the test barrel but the carb seemed like it needed a rebuild
94 xlt 5speed 3.0v6
I also forgot to mention when i pulled the flywheel there was grey sludge all over the inside of the flywheel and all over the mag plate
94 xlt 5speed 3.0v6