hi, I have a 03 poulan 21 in pushmower with a 4.75hp on it. When I start it, it will start and the idle is extremely high and you can see sparks in the exhaust. I've cleaned the carb and tried messing with idle and cant think of anything else to doo. Anybody have ideas?
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briggs 4.75hp Poulan 21inch runs but has idle
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Export threadThings to check:
Governor linkage connected properly?
Throttle stuck?
Governor adjusted properly?
Governor stuck?
As for the sparks, that is odd. None of my mowers ever shot sparks out when I revved them up.
Governor linkage connected properly?
Throttle stuck?
Governor adjusted properly?
Governor stuck?
As for the sparks, that is odd. None of my mowers ever shot sparks out when I revved them up.
the trottle linkage is good and the little spring seems to be in the right spot. Nothings Seized. Where would the govenor adjustment be on it. The carb on it is plastic and half of it is in the gas tank.
Im new to working on mowers.
Thanks
Im new to working on mowers.
Thanks
The linkage connected to the throttle and the spring are attached to an arm that should move. The arm is connected to a shaft that runs inside of the engine.
There is a proper way of adjusting this governor arm by loosening the screw and holding the throttle open 100%, and then tightening the screw. That adjustment doesn't always work, though.
You can try messing with it a bit until you get the right idle RPM that you want. The idle screw on the carb is used to fine tune the idle, not to really set it 100%.
When I messed with adjusting the governor on a 6.75 Tecumseh last week, it took just a few minutes until I reached an acceptable RPM (at least I thought it sounded good! It also ran good.)
There is a proper way of adjusting this governor arm by loosening the screw and holding the throttle open 100%, and then tightening the screw. That adjustment doesn't always work, though.
You can try messing with it a bit until you get the right idle RPM that you want. The idle screw on the carb is used to fine tune the idle, not to really set it 100%.
When I messed with adjusting the governor on a 6.75 Tecumseh last week, it took just a few minutes until I reached an acceptable RPM (at least I thought it sounded good! It also ran good.)
the arm that the spring attachs to is the one with the idle, it also connect to a little metal peice above were the tank bolts into. i left the spring off yesterday and the idlle was fine. i beleive it is the spring or the spring might be in the wrong spot