Bought this machine last year used (48 hours on the engine), and used it in deer camp. During the rifle season (November), it got cool enough to require choking the engine, and found out then the choke was inop. I was able to start the unit using starter fluid, and it ran fine through the end of the season.
Fast forward to this year, and the unit has only been run in warm (hot) weather conditions, requiring no choke. Me being the procrastinator that I am, I am going through the machine now (oil change, new battery, fix the choke cable) and found that the reason that the choke wasn’t working is that the plunger is rusted solid in the body of the carb, and it never was going to work! :pedro:
I removed the carb, and am puzzling – do I have to replace the whole darned carb, or can I drill it out, clean it up, and install a new choke cable?
I’ve googled the heck out this and can’t find where anyone has run into this before, and I’d prefer to to have to plop almost $400 down for a new carb. Any suggestions?
Bought this machine last year used (48 hours on the engine), and used it in deer camp. During the rifle season (November), it got cool enough to require choking the engine, and found out then the choke was inop. I was able to start the unit using starter fluid, and it ran fine through the end of the season.
Fast forward to this year, and the unit has only been run in warm (hot) weather conditions, requiring no choke. Me being the procrastinator that I am, I am going through the machine now (oil change, new battery, fix the choke cable) and found that the reason that the choke wasn’t working is that the plunger is rusted solid in the body of the carb, and it never was going to work! :pedro:
I removed the carb, and am puzzling – do I have to replace the whole darned carb, or can I drill it out, clean it up, and install a new choke cable?
I’ve googled the heck out this and can’t find where anyone has run into this before, and I’d prefer to to have to plop almost $400 down for a new carb. Any suggestions?
