Did you install a new spark plug? Good chance the old plug is gas fouled from trying to start it with dead gas, which is why you do not have spark. Another thing that happens with small engines that do not start with dead gas is the cylinder becomes saturated with unburned gas which effectively "floods" the ignition. If you get a good blue spark with a new plug, try a short spray of starting fluid into the spark plug hole, then lay the plug across the hole and crank the engine... it should blow a nice flame out the plug hole and clear the cylinder. Then, install the plug, install fresh gas [drain the tank first], clean the carb [double check all jets are clean and clear. Also, check if the fuel pickup tube that goes to the carb has a small filter attached inside the tank. These get clogged with dead gas residue and cause a no start because effectively, they shut off supply of fuel. If all those items pass the smell test, give a short shot of start fluid into the carb inlet [hold the choke open] Pull the engine through and start it. If it hits and dies out on start fluid, problem is fuel supply to the carb ventura [find the problem and fix that]
On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 4:37 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I believe one has to have some sort of special gift to be able to service > small engines. I’ve worked on, torn down and rebuilt engines bigger than > our cars, yet small engines seem to be something from another astral plane. > > -D > > > On Apr 15, 2022, at 6:32 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > >> I have this pressure washer I got 2-3 years ago. It has no manual > choke, some automatic kind of thing with a coupla levers, one hooked to > what looks like some sort of thermal thing that seems to activate the choke > and another that seems to be throttle which always runs wide open. That > goes to the back of the engine on some lever that seems like it goes into > the engine around the crank maybe. > >> > >> Was working fine until recently, would light off with one pull. thought > maybe it was some bad gas. Got new gas, still no joy. Took apart the > carburetor and cleaned everything, put it back with new gas, still doesn’t > want to light off. It had run a couple times before but not well. Sparker > looks ok. > >> > >> I’m thinking maybe get another carburetor. The carb has a part number > on it but that doesn’t seem to pull up anything. I managed to find a parts > diagram and a new one with that number (different from what’s stamped on > it) is like $60. I see all kinds of cheap replacements for $15-20 that look > similar but not quite and there are no compatible numbers but they say > these things will fit the engine. > >> > >> I guess I should just get a cheepcheep one off the River and see if it > will fit. > >> > >> Maybe the coil has gone weak. > >> > >> These things just really annoy me. > >> > >> --FT > >> > >> Sent from iFōn > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
