1991 Marathon 2 Stroke

[mlang1020]

I have a 1991 Marathon. Starts up fine, goes great for about 50 yards, then dies. Take foot of the gas and then depress the pedal again and it will go about 10 foot and dies again. This also happens in reverse. Any help on what to check will be very much appreciated!!!

 

[BadToTheBone]

You should pull the carb and give it a good cleaning. Check your gas lines for cracks.

 

[mlang1020]

Thanks for your response. Did some more checking by jacking up rear end and pressing the gas pedal. Have found that it quits firing when it dies out but when you depress the pedal again it starts firing again. I have bypassed all the microswitches and just wondering if it could possibly be the coil or something else.

 

[mlang1020]

Replaced the coil and still does not work. Any ideas on what the problem could be are welcomed.