carb: what's wrong with the carb.. thinking about buying one, but need to know about the carb.. lots of problems?
539976
carb compliant means it is ok to use in California (California Air Resource Board). the tree loving hippies that make your new car cost thousands more than it has to.
2079
I can't give you an honest answer. I can say that the carburetor did not match the one on my lawn mower. The linkage had a small difference, all I had to do was tweak it. Carb worked out great, easier & less time to repair. That was the 3rd carb in 2 months that I used.
639448
Hello, Many reasons can make you vehicle react like that , I assume if you replaced the carburetor some sort of trouble you may have before and you thought the carburetor was the problem when is not. I recommend to check with a mechanic to make sure your buggy works properly. Thank You!
391539
I haven't had any problems with mine. It has been flawless since I got it. Would buy another in a heartbeat. Does everything I ask of it. If there is a problem I'd have to say it uses a lot of gas. Other than that it's great.
56916
Still can't get the carb to idle well. I moved the needles in as stated. Just runs for about a minute then quits. Must need MORE adjustments to make it work.No luck so far!! Will keep trying but can't adjust an engine that won't run long enough to do so!
56252
Mine was hard to start the first time, but is fine now. Still doesn't want to rev up quickly. I know this is a carb adjustment. 1st start after a long non-use period, I have to hold the throttle trigger fully down. It' hard to believe the part about the carb not being under a warranty. lm
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I had the same issue. Its because the electric choke isn't working and its running way to rich. Either you can put a switch on it to shut the choke off once its warmed up or just take it off. If you take it off like i did you'll have to go buy some JB weld and plug the little holes inside the carb so it doesn't take any air though those holes. Super easy to do. If you look this issue up on Google a lot of people have the same issue. I wish they'd just sell a carb with a manual choke.
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I spoke with Remanufacturer in New York. They seemed like a top notch company. I called regarding returning the old core. When I told him what I paid he said that was less than dealer cost. I did not run into a warranty issue though.
1757696
It would be best to ask the seller directly. I ordered it thinking it was OEM as the ad says, but it was not an OEM Tecumseh but a STENS carb. I contacted the seller after it arrived and he said the ad is wrong and he has notified Amazon about the error, but Amazon did not correct it. He was frustrated too. I kept the carb and have been using it for about 2 years with no issues.
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I bought a BP5500 in 2011, Ran it a few times. It has 3 hours of total run time. Started it up today to test it out and the carburetor is leaking gas big time. They need a recall on this.
515377
The carb needs cleaned with carb cleaner spray or if that does not work you will need to take it off the saw, take it apart and clean it and re-install. Fuel that sits for a while causes this to fact. Empty the fuel tank between usage.
1863866
watch the type of gas you use I've had no problem with mine I get my fuel from the marina because of no alcohol in the fuel it will gum up the carb
604752
Did you add "Stable" in the gas after the last run? It is most likely a gummed up carb, because of todays crap gasoline.
1971659
Like most of the Generac product line the engines are Chinese.. The materials are cheap. I have had a recurring problem with the carb float valve pin and I cant find the part.. I may try and find a US made carb that I could retro fit .
1154614
Ned, I'm no mechanic, but I can tell you what happened to mine. Same problem, very hard to start and then to keep running. In a nutshell, I was using regular gasoline which in a few short months caused an air leak by eating into the seal on the carberator plate cover. You might want to check and see if you have any leakage on the bottom of the carb plate. I replaced the gasket and started using Alcohol free gasoline (which the literature says to use) and have had no futher problems. Starts easy, runs great, without the constant priming. BTW - I found that Dealers will not cover any gasoline areas under warranty.
1421602
Check the fuel line to make sure there are no cracks etc. Also, the bowl of the carb has a float valve and might have come off during shipping. Check that.
1421603
the carburetor should be fine is it comes from the factory it may be the governor which is something someone might have adjust at the snow blower shop