hi check to see if the carb has a shutoff relay screwed into the botom of the bowl.if so you should be able to hear it click when the key is turned to on position.if you do not here the click check voltage to relay also ground wire to relay.if this is ok i would pull carb bouwl and blow out jets and where the relay screws into the bottomof the carb . hope this helps. jim
My Murray riding mower requires the speed selector to be placed in the START or CHOKE position to start.
Won't start otherwise.
I'd spray some Carb-Cleaner into the carb while it is running until it stalls, let it set an hour and start it up again.
Try some carb cleaner additive to gasoline also - dissolves the gummy deposits in bad gasoline...some gasoline is full of "garbage" - cheap, "no-name" gasoline especially.
Here is a very important note - every winter you must put something called "STA-BIL Fuel Stabilizer" into the gasoline you leave setting in any 4-cycle gasoline powered device...!
This stuff is not very expensive and will keep the gasoline from gumming up the carburetor when it freezes during winter months.
I swear by it! Had many carburetor problems in Spring before I discovered STA-BIL (sold in any "Hardware" type of store in a nice dispenser bottle).
My husband said to tell you this.. the float may be stuck and gas is not getting into the carburator. If it doesnt have a float in it then try removing the carburator and cleaning it. But as the Dr said PLEASE be careful!!
Chuck, I can't answer your question, but I can tell you I have had umpteen burn patients I've treated thru the years who came to me courtesy of putting gasoline in a carb................please be careful, or you might be umpteen and one!
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