My mower won't run well unless the choke is on. I started removing the carburetor to clean it and the electrical wire to the solenoid broke. Can I replace this part alone and if so, how? Single mom and need some help please.
Lt160 carburetor question
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I am having a similar problem (LX277). I cleaned carb it repeated problem.
I gravity feed gas down into the fuel pump and it started and ran well.
I have ordered a new fuel pump. less than 10 bucks on ebay
I just went and started it after it sat a day and it started perfectly and ran without the choke...the gas is still feeding in from above from a small lawn mower tank taped to a 1 by 4 clamped to the bumper. It has a 1/4 inch hose going into the fuel pump and the line that was there has a bolt in it to prevent any gas leaking out.
The solenoid tip can be filed down a 1/4 inch as a last resort, if the wire can not be attacked. Or you could find a short bolt of the same size (metric) and especially length of thread...then use the washer with it to hold the bowl on.
That solenoid prevents backfiring I believe, it is not essential except that the plunger blocks off the fuel when the solenoid is not energized...thus the filing it down.
If it is just the tip on the wire and not the part on the solenoid, you can get a new spade connector at an auto parts place.
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You will need a new solenoid unless you might be able to solder a wire onto the broken terminal.