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Trouble with Tecumseh carb

#1

K

Karlson

This is my first post. I have a 2 cycle snowblower with a Tecumseh engine that was given to me and hasn't been ran for several years. I sprayed some wd 40 in the cylinder before doing anything and let it sit. It has a basic gravity flow carb with a float. So I removed the carb and cleaned it really well. New float (plastic), new gaskets, new fuel lines and fuel filter. New spark plug. It has an electric starter, which is nice.
Got it all back together. Now it starts and runs on choke but dies when I take off the choke. I made sure I cleaned the holes in the screw that holds the bowl with a wire. New gas.
I would appreciate any advice. I don't know if I need to go all the way and have it soaked in a tank and replace the rubber seat and needle valve and metal plug?
Thanks!


#2

Fish

Fish

Post the model/spec. numbers...


#3

K

Karlson

Post the model/spec. numbers...

Murray 621450X79D
Tecumseh HSK845 8225D YTPXS


#4

R

Rivets

I would rebuild the carb again using this kit (631021B) and procedure.

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.

I would either give the carb a good 24 hour soaking or have it ultrasonically cleaned at this time.

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. *Next check to make sure that the float does not have any liquid in it. *If it does, replace. *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.

PS: *On the side of some Tecumseh carbs you will find a plastic cover. *Under this cover will be an idle jet. *Remove it and check to see that the jet is open both horizontally and vertically. *You should be able to push the old float needle wire through the vertical opening.


#5

K

Karlson

Thanks Rivets. I read this same post on another thread. I cleaned the holes in the bowl jet really well. Thought that would do it.


I would rebuild the carb again using this kit (631021B) and procedure.

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.

I would either give the carb a good 24 hour soaking or have it ultrasonically cleaned at this time.

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. *Next check to make sure that the float does not have any liquid in it. *If it does, replace. *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.

PS: *On the side of some Tecumseh carbs you will find a plastic cover. *Under this cover will be an idle jet. *Remove it and check to see that the jet is open both horizontally and vertically. *You should be able to push the old float needle wire through the vertical opening.


#6

J

Jon@DiscountOnlineParts

Hi Karlson, did you figure out your problem yet?


#7

K

Karlson

Can use some more advice.

Hi Karlson, did you figure out your problem yet?


#8

EngineMan

EngineMan



#9

K

Karlson

Thanks! That is a nice manual. The gasket looks real good and I made sure I put it bak on the way it came off. Maybe have to check the torque but that's hard to do on those bolts.




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