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Should this be in the FAQ? Last month I got my 09 starting perfectly by addressing this. I didn't see any evidence of fuel leaking but with clear tubes I found where air was getting in (through the switch). I plugged it with a screw and some seal-all but same result. Now it starts on the...
the air bleeder or water drain? I noticed the TM drawing shows a seal for the air bleeder which mine doesn't have. I wrapped some teflon tape around the threads for good measure and it seems OK.
The air leak is deifnately under the hood. I used tygon clear fuel tubing for all the replacement...
None? I had various 1/4 ratchet swivels and u-joints trying to get the hoseclamp on the IP intake. After I dropped one on the engine I was fishing around for it and realized that I could get my hand back there.
But I may have spoke to soon about that fixing the hard-start. It came back...
To throw in my $0.02:
I had hard starting issues that seemed to relate to temperature. The real culprit was air getting into the fuel system. Cranking a bit then cracking the bleeder on the filter housing got it started.
After replacing all the rubber fuel lines under the hood I found the...