O/T - Briggs Stratton carb problem

Posted by jCarroll on September 22, 2006 at 15:08:36 from (4.225.129.198):

I have a 5hp B&S engine with horizontal shaft - maybe 10 years
old. Single cylinder, rope starter, Gas tank is below the carb -
gas gets to the carb by a metal tube extending from the bottom
of the carb down into the tank. The carb fastens to the top of
the tank.

Engne starts easily - runs smooth for 30 to 45 seconds and dies.
the last 5 seconds you can tell it's gas starved. It will NOT
immediately restart. let it sit 10 minutes, and it'll start OK, and
run for 40 seconds. i can repeat this as many times as i want to.

I removed the carb, blew out the passages, installed a new
rubber diaphram. No change in operation.

is there something in the gas pickup tube that is maybe faulty
that is getting sucked up and closing off the gas intake? I rinsed
out the tank and I don't think I have amything loose in the tank
which is covering the inlet.

I'll listen to all answers and theories. thanks.

Replies:

• Progress report jCarroll 19:39:22 09/25/06 (0)
• Re: O/T - Briggs Stratton carb problem teej 07:23:23 09/23/06 (0)
• Re: O/T - Briggs Stratton carb problem huntingreen 21:07:08 09/22/06 (0)
• Re: O/T - Briggs Stratton carb problem old art 20:17:20 09/22/06 (0)
• Re: O/T - Briggs Stratton carb problem hlc 17:37:14 09/22/06 (0)
• Re: O/T - Briggs Stratton carb problem landlord7012 15:56:32 09/22/06 (0)
• Re: O/T - Briggs Stratton carb problem jones in texas 15:32:05 09/22/06 (0)
• Re: O/T - Briggs Stratton carb problem Allan In NE 15:18:41 09/22/06 (0)

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