[AT] Need some help, hard starting CR950 Briggs

[Moe Fretz]

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On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 18:51 Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:

> Hi Farmer,
>  Just a thought, my log splitter was hard to start in cold weather, until
> I changed the hydraulic fluid from the OEM  fluid to transmission fluid,a
> whole world of difference.
>
> Mike M
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> On 2/12/2022 9:24 PM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
>
> Hi farmer:  I'd have to think you've already been down this road, but,
> I'll say for the record that I've had pretty decent luck downloading
> manuals from the Briggs site.  But I haven't done it lately, and it's
> always 20-year old stuff when I do.   The other thing I'll mention is the
> good old unlit propane torch in the intake trick.  That's my go-to when
> they're almost trying to start.  There's spark and fuel but the modern
> carburetors are set lean for emissions and it just seems that the choke
> doesn't quite get the mixture rich enough.
>
> Good luck,
> Steve O.
>
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 7:43 PM Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> We have a log splitter a couple of years old that has a OHV CR950 Briggs.
>> It only has a few hours on it but has become quite hard to start (recoil
>> start). It is way too recent for my knowledge base... It seems that most
>> things are these days. Apparently the OHV Brigg's have a cam bump
>> "compression relief" I also understand that there is an important valve
>> adjustment procedure that can normally improve starting problems. We can't
>> find a site that gives a clear and understandable explanation of the
>> procedure.
>> Does anyone know of a site with a clear description of how to do it? It
>> will usually start if it is sitting in the sun and the temp is at least
>> 50... Yesterday at 45 degrees it "ALMOST" started 837 times... It keeps
>> firing enough to keep you trying and trying...
>> Thanks
>>
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>> Francis Robinson
>> aka "farmer"
>> Central Indiana USA
>> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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