As luck would have it, I went to small engine school in 1980 and worked on both Brigs and Stratton and Tacumseh3.5 horsepower engines. It sounds like you've got a real old engine. They've just about wiped out all the small engine guys. Everything on the new stuff is throw-away. I talked to one of the engineers who designs these things for Tecumseh. He told me his job wasn't to make a better engine but rather to figure out ways to make the engine do what it needs to do and to make it do it cheaper. So, on to your problem and knock of the wining.
The part is called a needle valve. It attaches to a clip that lowers into the fuel flow closing it off. I would suggest pulling the carburetor off and taking it with you to your dealer so they can get the part number off it and just buy a rebuild kit. You will also need to replace the gasket that goes between the engine body and the carburetor. Alan Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly! The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <dleav...@puc.net> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 6:43 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Tacumseh engine carbeurator question > Good evening, > > I have a wood chipper and leaf shredder powered by a horizontal four > stroke Tecumseh engine. The damn engine has given me a lot of grief over > the years, trouble starting after periods of inactivity. Oddly, this year > it has behaved fairly well. Then it began leaking fuel around the top of > the sediment bowl. The problem appears to be the little pin like valve > arrangement which should close off the fuel flow when the float raises and > pushes the little beggar into the orifice. Well I disassembled it, there > is a little spring clip which I was trying to figure out where it connects > when I lost the little pin like valve closer in the grass. > > I need to know what this little bad boy is called so I can see if I can > chase down a new one. > > It is a 6 or 8 sided pin about half an inch long I suppose beveled to a > point at one end and with a ring milled out very near the other end where > this little spring wire clip snaps onto it. It sits on top of the float > so, when the float is up it pushes firmly into the fuel port from the fuel > tank. > > Those of you with mechanical training may know what this little device is > called. > > Thanks for this. > > Dale leavens. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > >
