On Sun, 28 Aug 2016 17:23:43 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sun, 28 Aug 2016 16:03:49 -0700 (PDT), Ivan Vegvary
wrote:

Briggs & Stratton one cylinder OHV Model 185432
Simpson Pressure Washer

Not used for 9 years.
Starts on first pull and runs as long as I keep spraying gas on the air filter.

Cleaned carburetor (blew with compressed air). Bowl was clean, carb seems spotless. Does not seem to be anything to take apart on this one-piece casting except for what seems to be an air jet accessible from the top.

Any ideas on what might be going on? Carb bowl always full. Needle float valve seems to be in very good condition.

Thanks for any and all suggestions.

Ivan Vegvary

Ive got (3) B&S engines with the same issues I need to also correct.
Ill be watching this thread with interest.

Pressure washer
5kw generator
Emglow air compressor

Get a 1 or 5 gal bucket ($25-$200) of Berryman's Carb Dip. Strip and
dip the carbs. Gumout works for gooey, but doesn't work at all for
hardened deposits. Ditto my fave carb cleaner, Berryman's B-12
Chemtool. It's great, but not good enough for hardened crap.
Hmm, looking at the SDS on both, I think the Greenies killed CarbDip.
Maybe the Chemtool is the better of the two now, and Gumout tried to
copy Chemtool.
https://www.berrymanproducts.com/ass...96-SDS-R01.pdf
https://www.berrymanproducts.com/ass...20-SDS-R01.pdf
http://schmeling.com/msds/gumout_carburator_cleaner.pdf

In any case, for you, Gunner, you'll likely have to import anything
which will actually work. The R O Kalifornia bans the good stuff.

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