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Are you using fresh gas? I had a yard sale wood chipper that "was just
used last month" when I bought it. Rebuilt the carb and it would run
with carb cleaner sprayed in the intake, but then die. I drained and
replaced the gas and it ran fine. The other thing to check is that the
fuel pickup is still at the bottom of the tank. Had that problem when I
replaced the fuel hose on a string trimmer.
Brian
On 7/24/2020 12:33 PM, Scott Hall wrote:
> I have a Troy Bilt 4-cycle backpack leaf blower, the older version of
> this thing:
>
> https://www.troybilt.com/en_US/leaf-blowers/tb4bp-ec-backpack-gas-leaf-blower/41BR4BEG766.html
>
>
>
> I need intelligent more experienced folks to advise me before I slip
> into insanity.
>
> The past year or so the choke has lost effectiveness--you used to
> start it as directed: pump the primer bulb a few times, choke on full.
> Start. Choke to 1/2 until warm, then choke full-off.
>
> At first it wouldn't start with choke full-on, I had to start it on
> half-choke. Then 1/4-ish.
>
> At the same time, the throttle became more of an an/off switch. It
> would bog at anything other than idle. If I open it full, it would
> die. And it never achieved full-power.
>
> Note: the choke is an actual choke--a plastic plate slides over the
> air intake on the carb.
>
> This sounds like something that needs a carb cleanin', right? So I
> did. Took it apart, soaked it in carb cleaner, re-assembled.
>
> I also replaced the fuel intake line and fuel filter--a weird little
> thing, looks like a pumice stone on the end of the fuel line.
>
> Worked...better. Not back to new, but better. For a day.
>
> Now it won't start at all.
>
> There's just not that much to this carb. I blew it out with compressed
> air, chased the passages I could, etc. There's just not much
> there...there.
>
> What's making me question my sanity is that this happened on my riding
> mower last year too and I similarly cleaned that carb, which was
> similarly simple and it absolutely would not run again until I just
> bought a new carb and replaced it.
>
> Â So here's the question: what am I doing or not doing that I can't
> clean a small engine carburetor? Is there some secret air passage on
> small engine carbs that I'm not reaching? I tool them completely
> apart. There were no idle jets, or enrichment circuits, or...whatever.
> Just a hunk of metal with a few small holes. What on earth would make
> the new one better than the one that's on there?
>
> I feel like this should be so simple and I'm missing something so basic.
>
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Are you using fresh gas? I had a yard sale wood chipper that "was
just used last month" when I bought it. Rebuilt the carb and it
would run with carb cleaner sprayed in the intake, but then die. I
drained and replaced the gas and it ran fine. The other thing to
check is that the fuel pickup is still at the bottom of the tank.Â
Had that problem when I replaced the fuel hose on a string trimmer.<br>
<br>
Brian<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/24/2020 12:33 PM, Scott Hall
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I have a Troy Bilt 4-cycle backpack leaf blower,
the older version of this thing:
<div><br>
</div>
<div><a
href="https://www.troybilt.com/en_US/leaf-blowers/tb4bp-ec-backpack-gas-leaf-blower/41BR4BEG766.html";
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.troybilt.com/en_US/leaf-blowers/tb4bp-ec-backpack-gas-leaf-blower/41BR4BEG766.html</a>Â </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I need intelligent more experienced folks to advise me
before I slip into insanity.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The past year or so the choke has lost effectiveness--you
used to start it as directed: pump the primer bulb a few
times, choke on full. Start. Choke to 1/2 until warm, then
choke full-off.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>At first it wouldn't start with choke full-on, I had to
start it on half-choke. Then 1/4-ish. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>At the same time, the throttle became more of an an/off
switch. It would bog at anything other than idle. If I open it
full, it would die. And it never achieved full-power.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Note: the choke is an actual choke--a plastic plate slides
over the air intake on the carb.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>This sounds like something that needs a carb cleanin',
right? So I did. Took it apart, soaked it in carb cleaner,
re-assembled. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I also replaced the fuel intake line and fuel filter--a
weird little thing, looks like a pumice stone on the end of
the fuel line. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Worked...better. Not back to new, but better. For a day.  <br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Now it won't start at all.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>There's just not that much to this carb. I blew it out with
compressed air, chased the passages I could, etc. There's just
not much there...there.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>What's making me question my sanity is that this happened
on my riding mower last year too and I similarly cleaned that
carb, which was similarly simple and it absolutely would not
run again until I just bought a new carb and replaced it.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Â So here's the question: what am I doing or not doing that
I can't clean a small engine carburetor? Is there some secret
air passage on small engine carbs that I'm not reaching? I
tool them completely apart. There were no idle jets, or
enrichment circuits, or...whatever. Just a hunk of metal with
a few small holes. What on earth would make the new one better
than the one that's on there?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I feel like this should be so simple and I'm missing
something so basic. <br>
</div>
</div>
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