the only way I can think the fuel pump could be causing it [aside from split diaphragm, which should have been obvious when checked] is if the pump is delivering so much pressure it's flooding the carb ..... but that should give poor running
"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir "When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me Some TF series details & TF heater pics
