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It appears I have found the problem. It was not the carb. This particular Briggs has the long governor rod. The cover was slightly bent.causing it to bind slightly. I did as I said, recleaned everything, reassembled, and now it is running as it should. I did install another new diaphragm...

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I am installing a new one as we speak. I took it apart, drained the fuel...again, just cleaned the tank with hot soap and water...it's drying in the sun. I cleaned all parts of carb. Looked at pick up tupe, and parts under magnifying glass to assure there are no cracks. All appears good to...

With most mowers, I would have bought a new carb by now, and would have been done with it, as it is more cost effective time wise...but I have a dozen or so carb kits for the little bugger, and have rebuilt dozens...never an issue!!! It's the principal...lol

I had considered that, and that will be part of my next inspection. With a full tank the part where it inserts in the carb may be suspect as it is not submerged.. I will look. This is just a basic little mower, belonging to my daughter, but it is small and easy to use. My grandson has...

It is clear full of fuel. Original pick up tube. This is why I am going nuts. There is no obvious reason why it runs fine tilted back, except maybe it tries to flood with fuel to actually get enough fuel. I am going to remove carb and tank one final time. Clean it all up, and blow it out...

This is a tank mount style carb...with a diaphragm and gasket. Which is new. Also, there is no smoke, starts right up. The bizarre part, is if I tilt mower back, it stops. It's almost like the thing is starving for fuel...

I work on these all of the time. The Recyclers with the Tecumseh engines are the most problematic. I simply replace the carburetor. I have found that about 1/3 of the time, a simple cleaning will not correct the problem. It is more cost effective for me to just replace them. Another thing I...

I have a Bolens simple rear bag push mower I am repairing for my daughter. I have been working on this style motor since the 70's when I as a kid. Anyway, I have an issue, and it is the second time I have encountered it with this type of Briggs. (Simple Tank mount carb) I went through this thing...

I have a Bolens simple rear bag push mower I am repairing for my daughter. I have been working on this style motor since the 70's when I as a kid. Anyway, I have an issue, and it is the second time I have encountered it with this type of Briggs. (Simple Tank mount carb) I went through this...