5340 stalling

[dave5340]

My 5340 will run great for a while,sometimes for hours and then it will suddenly stop (usually somewhere inconvenient 69) )
Sometimes it starts right up again and sometimes it takes a lot of cranking and priming and sometimes I just have to go away and start it up later which it usually does readily. It mostly occurs under load(going up a hill is a great way to trigger the problem)but also sometimes doing light work. It always starts up easily from cold with no priming and generally runs well until warm. At that point it becomes prone to stalling.
Most threads here point to air getting into the fuel system somehow so I'm going to drop the tank and clean it out and check all the lines and connections from one end to the other but I'm wondering is there anything else I should be checking while I'm at it?
Any help would be appreciated
Dave

 

[ixer0]

Hi,

Start with the basics. Fuel filter and filter in the glass bowl. Also check the banjo fitting on the lift pump on the supply pipe from the tank.

Mike

 

[dave5340]

I took the tank off today and shook it with some diesel in it and dumped it out into a bucket and a 5" long piece of black electrical tape came out with the fuel . It sank to the bottom of the bucket. I re-installed the tank and went cutting for a few hours and no issues.
I guess the piece of tape swimming around in the bottom of the tank was the whole problem,intermittently blocking the suction pipe. I have no clue how it got in there ???
Thanks for the reply