Posted by El Toro on February 08, 2012 at 08:07:14 from (108.3.225.57):
In Reply to: MF 135 Erratic Running posted by Christos on February 08, 2012 at 07:01:22:
You probably need to clean that carburetor by soaking it in carb cleaner and blowing out all the jets. The tube fitting where you gas connects at the carburetor may have a screen behind it that's also full of crud. Take a good flashlight and look inside that gas tank for any dirt or rust that may be blocking that fuel flow to the carburetor. Open that main jet adjusting Sc/ew some more till it starts to smoke out the exhaust then close it 1/4 turns til it quits smoking. By opening the main jet enriches your fuel mixture. My garden tractor and an old Toro rotary mower that I have has that same feature to get more power from the engine when under load. You don't want to run the air cooled engines with the carb set too lean can cause them to overheat. Hal
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