[AT] Briggs stumbles when load increases

[Skip Cleveland]

That's easy for you to say. I tried shaking my 8 horse briggs float and now 
I got a sore back. That thing weighs 500 lbs.unless you take it apart. Be 
carefull what you tell people!

Skip

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Briggs stumbles when load increases


> On 10 May 2005 at 8:51, Len Rugen wrote:
>
>> I have a 8 HP I/C Briggs that is about 15 years old but has been well 
>> cared for.  It
>> starts on the first pull and doesn't use any oil.  Its problem is that 
>> when a load hits
>> it, it "stumbles" and nearly dies, then runs rough for awhile.  If the 
>> load stays
>> constant, it will handle it, but if it varies, it runs bad.  It has a 
>> float carb, and will
>> leak when not running unless I turn off the fuel, so I know it needs at 
>> least a float
>> valve.
>>
>> What else could it be?
>
>
>
> It could be the float valve (first thing I would suspect) but then again 
> it could be the
> float itself. Sometimes  a brass one will get a tiny pin hole leak that 
> only sucks gas
> into it when temperatures change and may only have a tiny amount of fuel 
> in it. It
> doesn't take much to weight it down enough to flood the engine. It is easy 
> to check for,
> just shake it... If it has fuel in it it is sometimes possible to heat the 
> float in hot
> water with the pin hole down so it can push the gas out. You can also 
> locate the hole in
> hot water. Then you can seal the hole with a "TINY" dab of solder. It is 
> easy to add too
> much weight to a brass float soldering a hole. Just an extra thought.
>
>
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