Posted by couv on December 24, 2010 at 06:05:57 from (209.33.29.72):
Last time I used my Troy-Bilt (MTD) generator with a 10 HP B& S, I ran it out of gas.
Go to start it this year - no go. Took apart the Nikki carb, and what a piece of crap. I"m not impressed with plastic innards.
To make this short, even though I ran it out of gas, there was enough left in the bowl to sour, turn rancid, and stop up the plastic metering jet lowest in the bowl. Bought a bowl gasket (o-ring type and bought an extra)cleaned the jet with a needle point.
It will run, but I have these questions : 1- Gen will only run on full choke, runs fine, but concerned that when it really needs choke, there is no extra choke
2-Put Seafoam in the tank and ran it about 4 hours. Still must be on full choke. Is there any better cleaner to put in the tank & run the unit hoping it will clean whatever is still reducing the fuel mixture?
3-The bowl is too thin to drill & tap to put in a threaded plug to make a complete drain -- so what could I use to install a drain ?
4-Could I drill it, JB Weld a flared copper pipe into the inside of the bowl, and put a plug or cut-off valve on the end of the copper pipe?
So I guess the real question is would JB Weld stand up totally immersed in gas ? Bowl is thin, cast pot metal.
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