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Terry Thomas Posted on May 20, 2016
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I have a 2005 Arctic Cat 500 that will crank and run great. Push the throttle acts starving for gas. I have replaced the fuel filter, fuel line, and cleaned the tank. Also replaced carb. NEED HELP!

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    Terry Thomas May 21, 2016

    Any suggestions would be helpful. I'm still scratching my head on this.

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Did u buy a used carb to replace old one sounds like the fuel pump/or the pump mech built into the carb also check the jets in the carb make sure there not obstructed in any way.also could try taking float bowl off and make sure the gas is flowing into the bowl like it should couple things to try hope this helps

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Try running it with the cap off the tank. Sometimes the cap will fail and wont allow air back into the tank when you draw fuel from it. This starves the engine of fuel.

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