Tecumseh Carburetor, Choke or Bulb primer

jimmymorris

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I have a Debliss generator with a 6.5 HP Tecumseh . It is in New Condition but is hard to start and idles rough till warm. There is no choke on the carb, just a bulb to push to prime. I was considering replacing the carb with one with a choke. Would this make it start easier? All the other generators i have owned always started 1st or 2nd pull with a choke system. Thanks
 

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Cheaper way would be to clean the carb. Rebuild with a new float needle and seat. Set the float level a hair high (to make for a richer mixture) and I'll bet it will start a lot easier.
 

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Forgot to add this:


Needle and seat replacement

Remove the carb, and then remove the float bowl. Check the float bowl jet (which is the bowl screw) and make sure the jets both horizontal and vertical are clean and open. Tip the carb upside down and remove the float pin and float with needle attached. Look in the float needle passage and you should see the red float seat at the bottom of the passage. This is where a #5 crotchet hook would come in handy as you need to remove this seat. If you have no hook, but compressed air, you can blow through the fuel inlet and try to pop the seat out. Put your thumb over the passage to prevent the seat from flying who knows where. No air or hook try bending a stiff paper clip to dig the seat out.

With the seat out clean the passage way with carb cleaner. Now you must find a drill bit slightly smaller than the passage way, to be used to press in the new seat. Apply a very, very small amount of a very light lube to the new seat. 3-1 oil or lighter, to help seat it better. Carefully insert the new seat in the passage way with the rings on the seat down toward the carb body. Slowly and carefully force the seat down with the back end of the drill bit. Once it is seated, check to see that it did not flip and the rings are up. If everything looks correct, attach the new needle to the float and install with the float pin centered. It everything is correct, the float should seat level to the carb body, when looking at it upside down. If everything looks good reattach the float bowl, making sure that both the bowl gasket and the nut gasket seal properly. Reinstall on the engine and test unit. Remember to have patience and take your time. Good luck, but I don't think you'll need it.
 

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Clean carb then install a carb overhaul kit. Best way to clean is with a ultrasonic cleaner. HF has a heated one for under $100 that works good for this procedure.
 

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No need to waste money for a complete rebuild kit, just get Tecumseh part #631021B and install. Make sure that you check and clean the idle jet under the black cap. Have done at leasted 50 this past winter. Simple remedy.
 

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The overhaul rebuild kit has all the parts needed to make the carb work again.
 

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The only parts the OP will need is in the kit number I posted. No need to spend money on parts he does not need. If he wants to purchase the full kit, that is his option, I just want to let him know that he does not have to spend more than he needs to solve the problem.
 
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