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3HP Briggs & Stratton choke not working
I have an older Tru-Test snow thrower with a 3HP Briggs & Stratton motor on it. The only way that I can get the unit to start, everytime is to unscrew the spark plug, pour in a shot of gas, and put the plug back in. It will start everytime this way. It appears that the manual choking system is not working. I am not an expert on Briggs & Stratton equipment and I am not sure where to start investigation.
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One other thing to check. Sometimes on snow blowers, the gasket between the
carb and the engine goes bad. Dries out or whatever. I've had a case where the choke was fine, but air was getting in through the gasket. If you can't find a replacement, just give it a light coat of Permatex #2 non hardening gasket sealer, and put it all back together. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com "combs" wrote in message ... I have an older Tru-Test snow thrower with a 3HP Briggs & Stratton motor on it. The only way that I can get the unit to start, everytime is to unscrew the spark plug, pour in a shot of gas, and put the plug back in. It will start everytime this way. It appears that the manual choking system is not working. I am not an expert on Briggs & Stratton equipment and I am not sure where to start investigation. -- combs |
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Look in the carburator throat, there is a circular disk that swivels ,
find it and the attached link, it may have come off or be jammed, make sure it closes on ckoke and opens on run. |
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