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Thought I'd comment just for fun. I've got an eclectic collection of sockets and ratchets (and wrenches) a great many of which must be at least 80 years old. They were obviously old when I was a little kid, and I'm 76 now. My dad had used them after two of my grandfathers used them, and then I...

I have always almost exclusively used the splitter in warm to hot weather. It is only once in a great while that I have used it, or at least tried to use it, when temps are below 50°. I did use it today, when it was only 45°, but the Sun warmed it up for me, so it started quite easily.

November 13. The temp got up to 45°F, so I got my splitter started and split a nice pile of wood. Yeah, I know that I said it has never wanted to start below 50°. How did it start today at 45°? As I've previously mentioned, I was going to wait for the Sun to warm us up again. The Sun was...

The fuel is new. The engine simply will not fire below 50°, and it never has, even when new. At and above 50° it fires well and starts well, although it takes a few more pulls of the cord as the temperature drops closer to 50°.

The engine turns over very easily, even well below 50°, but the engine won't fire at all below 50°.

The choke is closing as it should, so I'm pretty sure that's not the problem.

I could do that, but it doesn't seem worth the bother. I've got enough wood split for the winter, to go along with all the full rounds. The remaining wood that I would like to split can wait until the Sun warms us up again in the Spring. Direct solar power is cheaper than electricity.

Thank you for the additional info. I'll consider this through the winter and maybe experiment come spring. This makes me wonder, though, why they would have sold me a woodsplitter with an engine intended for warm weather use – I'm in far northern Minnesota. But being where I am, I think it's...

Thank you for that. So, are you suggesting that the only "fix" for my warm-weather-only engine is to use starting fluid if I want to use it in cooler weather? I just realized that in my original post I forgot to say that not only does it not start, it won't even fire the least little bit.

I've owned a woodsplitter for about 12 years and it works great. Much easier for an old guy than the splitting maul that I used for decades. The splitter has a B&S 650 series engine that generally starts easily and runs well. BUT it only starts at or above 50°F. WHY? At 50° it might take 6-8...