# Why its not running

**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/why-its-not-running/8600
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [May 18, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/why-its-not-running/8600 "2026-05-18T17:30:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![joetarkington773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@joetarkington773](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/joetarkington773)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/why-its-not-running/8600/1 "2026-05-18T17:30:18Z")

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![17790322029382590441611720121869](https://dow.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/a/8/a83ce36d5347ebb3cb01519bab49bf1eb8da1e25.jpeg)

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### Author: ![madflower69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@madflower69](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/madflower69)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/why-its-not-running/8600/2 "2026-05-18T17:56:23Z")

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a pin hole air leak through a weld is a typical culprit. But with as much information as you gave, did you remember it put wood in it?

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### Author: ![ForbiddenTuna](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/forbiddentuna/32/36469_2.png) [@ForbiddenTuna](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/ForbiddenTuna)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/why-its-not-running/8600/3 "2026-05-18T18:39:49Z")

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We’re going to need a little bit of some info first.

Did the truck run fine on gasoline?  
Did you build a good char bed in the gasifier?  
Did you check for air leaks?

Edit: a good way to check for air leaks is turn your blowers on and spray soapy water on anything threaded or welded.

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### Author: ![joetarkington773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@joetarkington773](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/joetarkington773)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2026, 12:28am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/why-its-not-running/8600/4 "2026-05-19T00:28:30Z")

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I found the air leak and smoke was coming out from my grate shaker

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### Author: ![ForbiddenTuna](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/forbiddentuna/32/36469_2.png) [@ForbiddenTuna](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/ForbiddenTuna)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2026, 1:23am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/why-its-not-running/8600/5 "2026-05-19T01:23:58Z")

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That would be a pretty bad spot for an air leak. Probably was consuming all your gas.