Re: CD-18 Drain fuel system

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Thanks. I usually do disconnect the fuel hose from the tank and run it all out, but I had this motor sitting on the boat and it wouldn’t start when I went to fog and remove it for the season. It was disappointing because I had it all set up to start on a half pull earlier in the season. To add to the issue, the spring in the recoil broke after the fourth attempt to start it. So, because I couldn’t start it, I couldn’t run the fuel out. 😳 I have found with my CD-12 that disconnecting the fuel hose and running it dry still leaves some fuel in the carb bowl that needs to be drained via the drain screw even if you choke and restart until it won’t cough anymore.

The CD-18 is a kinda crummy design to drain the fuel. The lower cowl is in the way to remove the high-speed needle or the fuel hose from the carb. With the air horn and front plate needing to be removed too, it means one heck of a lot of disassembly required to drain the fuel. I thought that maybe I was just being thick and didn’t see an obvious way to drain the fuel system. 🙂