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    Briggs Platinum 120000 Engine Cold Start ok, Hot Start struggle

    Anyway issue has been fixed by swapping out with an Amazon special carb. All by myself in 15min or so ? Thanks for the suggestions
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    Briggs Platinum 120000 Engine Cold Start ok, Hot Start struggle

    well I don't want to take it all apart and open a can of worms to find out I need to replace more things like gaskets, pins, etc. :LOL:
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    Briggs Platinum 120000 Engine Cold Start ok, Hot Start struggle

    Yeah I am just debating if I should just swap for an Amazon special carb since the float and needle is half the price but more work to do and do the needle and seat swap on the old one later in time.
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    Briggs Platinum 120000 Engine Cold Start ok, Hot Start struggle

    I have put fresh fuel with 0% Ethanol and was having issues. If I need to close the choke on an auto choke system seems like I have air fuel mixture problem? I cannot prime the engine as this is also auto prime with auto choke.
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    Briggs Platinum 120000 Engine Cold Start ok, Hot Start struggle

    Question about the seat, even though it is a small part to replace but will require taking apart the whole carburetor, it is worth replacing the seat only or should I replace the whole carb? Also when I search up the carb there are a lot of aftermarket ones, are they trustworthy or not worth the...
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    Briggs Platinum 120000 Engine Cold Start ok, Hot Start struggle

    I am a little stumped on what the issue or fix but I have a Briggs Platinum (120000 series) engine on a Craftsman lawnmower (2013 model). This engine has the auto choke and primer. It has been acting up last year and this year too. It used to start with one pull and now on cold start most of the...
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