JD 212

Make sure it's still snug, or better yet, make sure it's set to specs.

If timing is ok and you have a nice blue spark, then I'd would go back through the carb again - it only takes a grain of sand to mess everything up, or a vacuum leak somewhere to lose power.

Good Luck.

The carb is not difficult to dismantle, clean, and reassemble. Nothing complicated about it. So I did that; it ran well for half an hour and stopped again.

I looked at the debris I found in the carb (third time apart now) and it looked like ant bodies. One of the guys here told me my fuel hose was coming apart. It was. Replaced that, and things have worked well since then.

I had a 214 for many years, and what you have sounds to me like fuel starvation. There is a screen in the bottom of the plastic fuel tank that can get blocked with trash. If so, you may want to remove the fenders so that you can remove the tank and slosh and clean it well. After a lot of years of use, there will be some grit and grass clippings for sure just from re-fueling.

Also, there is a small diaphragm type fuel pump on the front of the engine. They often go bad, and could need a rebuild kit.

Charge the battery fully, remove the spark plug so it will crank easily, remove the fuel line from the carb, and crank it for a while and see if it delivers fuel properly out of the line.

Let us know what you find.

Frank-in-Tallahassee
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Okay...I'd refresh the basics then. Maybe a new air filter, or blow it out well. A fresh plug, maybe new points/condenser. That should eliminate some of the probables. BTW, what does the plug look like ? Black ? Damp ?

Needing choke should indicate that it's running lean. You could unscrew the carb bowl without disturbing too much (remember where the load screw is set if you move it) and look for any debris.

That's about all I have to offer for now. Hopefully someone else will be able to help you.

Frank

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