Recent content by z28derick

Ah I gotcha, yeah I just replaced the whole solenoid 😎

But I did lol. The whole bottom solenoid can be screwed off. I realized I could have bought just that for $10 on Amazon.

UPDATE: So I put the old one back on and switched the fuel solenoid and it's now running good again! Side note on where the solenoid was leaking. It wasn't leaking where it attached to the bowl, it was leaking out of the very bottom where the plug plugs in. Once I got it off I could move the...

Yeah I still have the same old one. It's identical to the new one. Engine Model B&S 313777 Type 0112-E1 Code 000508ZE. What are you thoughts about running it as is for a mow? It doesn't die at full throttle with the choke off but it does surge "vroom vroom vroom" up and down every half a...

The leak was dripping right out of the bottom onto the frame. There's no fuel in the oil that I can tell, it still looks good. Edit: Quick follow up question. Since I recall the other one doing this for a good while and eventually leveling out, should I just go ahead and mow with this one? Any...

B&S 313777

I'll have to grab the model number tomorrow. I didn't change a thing other than the carb, took maybe 30 min. Looked at the old carb "settings" in terms of idle and idle mixture as it's an identical carb. Didn't change anything with the linkage and it's also a brand new fuel filter.

I just bought a new carb for my YardMachine (linked below). The thing hunts and surges and won't run with the choke off. Well, it runs even worse with the choke off and wants to die. There's no adjustment other than the idle mixture. I've tried adjusting it every which way. I replace the carb in...