Intek 21 HP engine wont start!!!

[Rivets]

Check to see if the fuel solenoid is opening on the bottom of the carb.

 

[bertsmobile1]

Ok, so I replaced the flywheel key yesterday and it pops over with ether but will not run on gas. Is it possible the carb might have been damaged when it backfired?

I still have last years gas in it so I think I will drain it and put some fresh gas in it tonight.

Any other things I might try? Running out of ideas!

Thanks!!

Jeff

No you can not hurt the carb from a backfire.
You can cause the fly wheel key to break ( as you have already found out ) it can cause engines with plastic timing gears to break off a tooth and go out of time and on engines with belts to skip a tooth.
However on yours, because it runs on starter fluid it most likely has a fuel supply problem.
Slip the float bowl off and confirm fuel is flowing into the carb
Check that the fuel shut off solenoid is fully retracting
and while the bowl is off squirt some fluid up the main jet and watch for it spraying into the carb venturi.

 

[Tinkerer200]

The thing is the first time I tried to start it when it sheared the key it ran great for 30 seconds without any ether!!

Jeff

I have already said there is more than one B&S 21 hp Intek. IF people don't know what engine you have, how do they know what advice to give? Model number.

Walt Conner