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Thank you all! This forum has been of great help and all progress achieved has been thanks to you all!
According to the SELOC book, the high speed idle has no adjustments. The two adjustments I can find are: 1) the Slow Speed needle which is currently at 2 1/2 turns from the fully seated...
Thanks! I know where the slow speed adjustment needle is (it is currently 2 1/2 turns out from the full seated position). Where is this other air/fuel mixture screw?
Thanks! So, what else should I be looking at to improve the startup? I’m getting old and pulling the rope that many times to start it is affecting my old hand/arm joints :(
I started it yesterday. Took many rope pulls, but it started and it peed!!! There was lots of gray oily residue in the water. Also, after stopping it, I was again unable to start it. I feel I’m very close to cracking this mystery open, but lack the expertise…I feel there might be some fine...
Well…after much work the motor started!!! Very excited. Thanks to all who contributed to this progress.
However, it’s not peeing now (tested it in a very full bucket of water covering well above the intake holes.
I removed the water pump to verify the tube and outlet grommet are aligned, blew...
Sorry, I missed commenting on the telltale. The water stream is constant and seems strong (although I don’t have a comparison). I tried starting it as suggested, but because the markings on the tiller are missing, its hard to know if I have it set correctly when starting...
Fuel pump is new (although it could be a defective one). The carb top is a black plastic material. I will certainly try moving the SS needle as recommended :)
Thank you again all. I have learned a lesson t these few days (and my entire body aches from pulling on that rope!!!)
Can’t wait to get...
Although there was one in the carb kit I purchased, I did not see one on the carburetor. I kept the part (because I’m a pack rat). Where is this supposed to be located/installed? I did clean/inspect/air dried every nook and cranny I saw.
I set the slow speed needle all the way in and then...
Hi all: When I said "opening the choke for too long" I meant pulling the rope too many times with the choke engaged as the previous owner said that would flood the engine.
Compression test shows 110 PSI both cylinders with the motor cold (used an OEM compression test kit -57138- from AutoZone)...
All: I am so appreciative of all the feedback. Thank you for taking the time to entertain my questions and help me troubleshoot this issue. I contacted the previous owner and it was suggested that I may be flooding the motor by opening the choke for too long when trying to start it.
Any...
Still unable to start. There was a bit of scale inside the thermostat housing, but not excessive.
Are the 2 issues (intermittent water out the telltale previously and the inability to start it now) related? I did not run the motor for any significant time the few times it ran previously, so I...
Thank you for the manual recs. I purchased the SELOC book and started reading a bit. I am looking for the owners manual (the one that would accompany the motor when purchased).
