Reply To: I have two fuel pump questions.

[Don]

Like bill says, try squeezing the primer bulb when the engine misbehaves.   If rpm picks up the most likely you have a fuel supply issue.  There are many possibilities aside from just the fuel pump, you might try another tank and hose with fresh fuel/oil mix.  This engine has a separate fuel filter that could be messed up also.  Please don’t shell out big bucks for a new oem pump until you have confirmed it is actually to blame.  After market pumps are cheaper but quality is a gamble at best.  I would avoid the cheap Chinese knock offs that have flooded online