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Default Mower engine - UPDATE

On Sat, 26 May 2007 17:05:26 -0700, "Bob F"
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"Oren" wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 May 2007 16:12:21 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote:

I've just been pushing the primer
every few seconds after starting untill it warms up enough to run
right.


It really shouldn't be necessary to do this.

Given this engine needs intake, compression, power and exhaust.

Think air and fuel - without a primer bulb....
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It shouldn't be necessary, but if I don't do it the engine dies, just
as the O.P. described. What exactly are you trying to say?

Bob


Pushing the primer bulb after the engine starts; to keep it running
tells the carb needs attention... cleaned/rebuilt.


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