rickpaulos
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I just spent the entire day repairing this mower.
before:
missing spark plug
missing cover screws
filthy air filter
water in gas tank
water in carb
float stuck
rusty from sitting
chip in one end of the blade
oh yeah, blade bolt loose!
sheared flywheel key.
Now, pulls easy, runs for about 2 seconds and dies. Clearly a fuel issue.
I cleaned the carb as much as I could but it was rather messed up after sitting for who knows how many years.
I figure a new carb is next but when I looked at the pictures they have a red tube sticking out of the inlet. I figured that was previous owner's attempt to jamb the butterfly open so I pulled it out. Is this the reason the motor won't keep running? What is the red tube for?
thanks,
rick
before:
missing spark plug
missing cover screws
filthy air filter
water in gas tank
water in carb
float stuck
rusty from sitting
chip in one end of the blade
oh yeah, blade bolt loose!
sheared flywheel key.
Now, pulls easy, runs for about 2 seconds and dies. Clearly a fuel issue.
I cleaned the carb as much as I could but it was rather messed up after sitting for who knows how many years.
I figure a new carb is next but when I looked at the pictures they have a red tube sticking out of the inlet. I figured that was previous owner's attempt to jamb the butterfly open so I pulled it out. Is this the reason the motor won't keep running? What is the red tube for?
thanks,
rick