AHHHH BLUE FLAME
. Yeah I must have missed that earlier. I would also think
its rich if that happened. Would it also run with no air filter on it? I don't think
your issue is with a fuse if you have the blue flame issue. I was just thinking that if
it would crank then die like mine was a good shot would be the fuse. I ALMOST took
off my carb to see if something was in the passages or perhaps something causing
the float to stay open causing it to flood. Lucky I checked all the fuses before taking
the engine down.
Are you able to check your float height? Sorry for asking this but I don't recall seeing
it in your other messages but did the mower sit for any length of time without a fuel
stabilizer? If so, I would really give the entire fuel system a serious dooshing out. I had
a VTWIN motorcycle that had similar issues as you and that cause was very hard to
find, it was varnish in the passages in the carb. I had to soak it overnight in acetone
to unclog that issue. Then I used very high pressure air to blow out those passages.
You can also buy a carb cleaner that is a foam (is this what you used?) If not its
worth a shot. This stuff will go in those little cracks and so forth and the bubbles
help loosen up the gunk. Even better if you can get your hands on a high pressure
steam cleaner. I got really good at carb cleaning when I started restoring rare
motorcycles where parts were hard to find.
I rather like puzzles like this, so I would be very interested in what fixes it so I can
also learn from your experience. If we were closer I would very much like to come
tinker with it along side you.
Best of luck from a new guy,
Cheers,
Scott
