typhoon
11-10-2002, 04:58 AM
I scored a free push mower when I bought my house..and the thing doesn't run properly(I know, big surprise). It's got a Briggs & Stratton 4 stroke on it, and most times it won't start unless you choke the carb by placing your hand over it. Then it wil run, but very slowly die, and if you remove your hand, it stops instantly.
The funny thing is, a couple of times when playing with the mixture, I have been able to get it to run for a minute or so at a time, but if you play with the throttle, it dies again. There seems to be no sweet spot with the mixture.
It runs really rich when it is running, heaps of black smoke.
I have blown out/cleaned teh carb, great spark..good compression...any suggestions?
I know get another one, but if something will run, I have to fix it, it's a sickness! And a dollar is a dollar after all!
Regards, Andrew.
The funny thing is, a couple of times when playing with the mixture, I have been able to get it to run for a minute or so at a time, but if you play with the throttle, it dies again. There seems to be no sweet spot with the mixture.
It runs really rich when it is running, heaps of black smoke.
I have blown out/cleaned teh carb, great spark..good compression...any suggestions?
I know get another one, but if something will run, I have to fix it, it's a sickness! And a dollar is a dollar after all!
Regards, Andrew.