NEED HELP WITH A SMALL ENGINE PROBLEM
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- If you're someone who knows how to fix small engines, take a look at the problem I'm having with this generator and let me know in the comments what might be wrong.
I appreciate your help!
alan
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If you're someone who knows how to fix small engines, take a look at the problem I'm having with this generator and let me know in the comments what might be wrong.
I appreciate your help!
alan
Its the carburetor. I worked on small engines for over 30 years. Seen this hundreds of times. The gas now days is junk at best and it has gummed up the carb and is not letting enough gas through. Take the card off like others have said and spray everything out with a good carb cleaner. If its not gummed up too bad that will do the trick. I had one on a tiller that sat for 6 years with gas in it that required a full week submerged in carb cleaner to get everything broke loose and running again. Sometime the only fix is a new carb but hopefully it wont be that bad.
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Along with what everyone else is saying, try not to use standard ethanol gas. Find a station that sells ethanol free gas for engines that have carburetors.
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Back in the day seafoam, now called B12 chemtool, would do a pretty good job knocking off that varnish that built up on things that sat to long.
carb needs cleaned. A jet is clogged. Very minor and common problem
Take the carb off and take it apart, spray cleaner through every hole and move to the next when you see cleaner exit another place. Put it all back together. The problem is the jet is clogged/obstructed
Take the carb off and dissemble and clean. Acts like a plugged needle valve.
Take the carburetor apart and clean every jet out with a welding tip cleaner and some carburetor cleaner and it should do run smoothly thereafter
Yep, it's the carburetor, probably varnished/gummed up. The choke puts stronger vacuum on the fuel ports and they are partially blocked so not enough fuel flows with choke off at lower vacuum rate. First try and flush the throat with carb cleaner (engine off, choke off to expose the little ports). If no joy, next to to pull the carb and try a gentle cleaning. If you are careful when taking the carb off, and don't tear the base gasket, you might just need to take the bowl off and hose it out good with carb cleaner (make sure to get in the little openings as there are a lot of internal passages in a carb). Worse case you will need a $10 rebuild kit and break it all the way down to soak in cleaner.
Thanks!
Cracking my knuckles for this one as pre ad goes.... some tips. You have that nut on the carb bowl open that end of season= before. Pull the carb off, KEEP TRACT OF EVERY PART, how it came apart, and Hot it goes back together. Boil you some soapy water, let it in there in there let it sit, and reinstall. Use twist ties for holes on jets. Back to new. I used Pro Parts direct for replacements.
Thanks for the info!
I have the same problem with a small Wen generator. I'll try the carb cleaning solution.
I think the carburetor pilot jet screw is blocked or not in proper position(first guess before watching video). or idle needs adjusting with lean or rich, usually between 1-2 turns from bottom out
Of all the videos I watch & experience on small engines it seems to be the most common issue along these lines if not idling. if not carb then valves are tight or loose, or bent..
Clean the Carburetor if you haven't already. I can refer a few great channels to watch if you want but unless you ask I won't post them on your channel...
It can often be harder just getting the carburetor detached than it is taking it apart & cleaning it...
I watched several videos yesterday.
I think I know what I need to do… We shall see if it works.
Thanks for the tips!
Clean the jets and carb with cleaner but don't turn it upside down
I like Berryman chemtool gas treatment. I add it after my mower and tiller have been sitting for months. There may be a video on youtube using the very machine that you have.
Pilot and or main jets plugged. Will require disassembly cleaning. I will take it as is, if you want to get rid of it and your not too far away. I'm in Greenville Tx.
The best thing to clean varnish off, is alcohol. Use denatured, or at least 90% isopropyl. It’s from the gas left in the carb. Running it dry, doesn’t use it all and what’s left, has gummed up and is restricting the flow thru the main jet.
PS, personally and from experience, I think the alcohol in today’s gas is actually better than no alcohol.
Possible stick float, needle valve. Just a guess.
$25 carburetor on Amazon. I’ve tried many times to rebuild them. So far about 1 good and 4 bad! I just replace now. Easy swap and cheap. Time is money.
Great point!
Could possibly be the carb needs adjustments after it's break in period. Could be something as simple as trash got in the carb from the last fill up. There is a guy on UA-cam that does How To video's named "Taryl Fixes All" who really seems to know his stuff.
Take the fuel line that runs to the Carburetor off and make sure you get a good blow to the carburetor. If you are , it is the carburetor. Personally I would order a new carburetor from Amazon. Last one I bought was only like $15.
Take the carb apart and spray carburetor cleaner through all the holes . Blow carb cleaner out with air and reassemble and should run
Seems like the comments got you covered ... dump the tank and then run the engine dry ... hope it helps.
The jet is clogged Allen.
You need carb cleaned. I had lots of small engine carb issues in the past and a small engine mechanic at a tractor house told me to run ethanol free gas with sta-bil and a little marvels mystery oil in the mix. I’ve been doing this for about 10yrs and no more carb issues. I get ethanol free gas at the gas station on the pump. I keep about 50 to 100 gallons of the mix on hand for all my small equipment.
Thanks for the tips!
Blow air in the fuel lines towards the carb. Worst case take the carb off and clean the needle in the bowl and put it back together. Air blow it dry 1st.
Get some Sea Foam and add to the gas. Crank and let it run with the choke on. It will clean the carb jets that have gummed up.
Thanks, I’ll give it a try. I looked for my seafoam, but apparently I ran out. Got to get some more 😊
Yeeeep your main Jets definitely gummed up get you a can of berryman's B12 fuel system cleaner and put a good strong dose of it in the tank and then run that mixture into the carburetor and let it sit for a few hours may have to repeat it two or three times and when you start it get up as high in the revv range as you can and throw the choke on real fast that creates an extra vacuum on the main jet maybe it'll suck that gunk out of there if that doesn't work weeell you're just gonna have to pull the bowl off and prod out the Maine Jetta with a needle or small piece of wire or blow it with an air hose or maybe even both
Buy some Stabil 360 and put it in your gas can every time you fill it up.
Yes, I’ve been using that for years. But, I was not using it at the time I got this generator 🙁
Fuel problem , clean the carb
Your carb is clogged. You need to try and clean it and blow it out, all the tiny holes and stuff. If that doesn't work buy a new carb, you can get them off amazon fairly cheap but don't go super cheap they can be bad too. I've bought a few and the cheapo's suck. I hope this helps
Carburetor
run some power service through it it will eat the gum out of the carburator
Not getting enough gas either a vacuum leak at carburetor mounting gasket and/or carburetor needs removed and cleaned out. Maybe both
Thanks for your input!
If you don't want to take the carb apart? Best bet is buy a replacement and install. Then box it up with the generator and give the next peep with that story
Ha ha ha… Thanks for the help!
Try putting some sea foam in your gasoline tank
I usually have some around, but could not find it. I need to buy some more.
Did you get it running?
Not yet. Other irons in the fire right now.
Jet is clogged
Watch Taryl Fixes All video skip to 27 Minutes. NEED HELP WITH A SMALL ENGINE PROBLEM #smallengine #smallenginerepair
Ha ha ha… I watched it yesterday. Good info! Thanks 👍🏻 😊
I see there are small engines on youtube that are having the same problem. One video had a clogged "orifice." To me it looks like a tiny orifice. "Build something stupid" has a video on this problem.
Clogged jet?