rhouston said: (quoted from post at 10:33:48 04/07/08) I have a 5 horse Briggs on a seldom used log splitter. This is one of the models that has the carb on top of the gas tank with the fuel bowl being part of the tank. It has a terrible time filling the fuel bowl when dry. I have removed the carb and filled the bowl by hand. Filling the gas tank very full may also get the gas into the fuel bowl. I suspect it needs a carb rebuild. Once it is running it does not seem to have any issues with keeping the fuel bowl filled just the initial filling when it has set for long periods.
Yes, this model is one with a metal gas tank where the fuel bowl is above the tank, and the air filter sits above that. Since the air filter is oil-soaked, I am figuring that a bit may have seeped into the fuel bowl and plugged it up. I figure a quick spray of carb cleaner and it should fire right up and hopefully jar the thing loose. The spark plug is good, though.
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