agdodge4x4
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I am having a heck of a time getting this machine to run right. It is on an old John Deere Gator, and the model of that machine has long since been scraped off and painted over. However, the engine is a Kawasaki FE250D-AS11. I am have a lot of trouble identifying a parts list for this machine.
The problem I am having is that it starts and idles amazingly well. However, if you feather the throttle it will run up to mid way, but when you get to 3/4 throttle it flat out bogs immediately. If you continue to leave the throttle at that position, it will die. I cleaned the carburetor as much as I could. The service manual for this engine is pretty useless. For instance, it tells me to turn the pilot screw in to seat and back out two turns for initial setting. This carburetor has no adjustable pilot screw. It threads in to seat fully, and the holes in in meter the mixture. The service manual is so generic, it does not help much.
I have gotten the machine to run really awesome by adjusting the choke cable to leave my choke about 1/4 choked when the cable is pushed in completely. At this spot, it runs to WOT with no issue. To me, this points to a carburetor issue in the high speed jet.
However, I cannot get that jet and nozzle out. The previous owner (or someone) attempted to remove it and were not successful. The jet slot is stripped, but not damage to the hole is noticed. At any rate, I cannot get it out to verify that it is clean without drlling and extracting which brings me to my next problem.....I CANNOT LOCATE ANYWHERE WHICH EXACT NOZZLE AND JET I NEED FOR THIS MACHINE. Online parts sites don't even list an AS11 type.
What can I do here? How can I get this to run right?? Any help is appreciated.
The problem I am having is that it starts and idles amazingly well. However, if you feather the throttle it will run up to mid way, but when you get to 3/4 throttle it flat out bogs immediately. If you continue to leave the throttle at that position, it will die. I cleaned the carburetor as much as I could. The service manual for this engine is pretty useless. For instance, it tells me to turn the pilot screw in to seat and back out two turns for initial setting. This carburetor has no adjustable pilot screw. It threads in to seat fully, and the holes in in meter the mixture. The service manual is so generic, it does not help much.
I have gotten the machine to run really awesome by adjusting the choke cable to leave my choke about 1/4 choked when the cable is pushed in completely. At this spot, it runs to WOT with no issue. To me, this points to a carburetor issue in the high speed jet.
However, I cannot get that jet and nozzle out. The previous owner (or someone) attempted to remove it and were not successful. The jet slot is stripped, but not damage to the hole is noticed. At any rate, I cannot get it out to verify that it is clean without drlling and extracting which brings me to my next problem.....I CANNOT LOCATE ANYWHERE WHICH EXACT NOZZLE AND JET I NEED FOR THIS MACHINE. Online parts sites don't even list an AS11 type.
What can I do here? How can I get this to run right?? Any help is appreciated.