intrepidtwanks
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Hello all,
A friend of mine gave me an old Billy Goat leaf blower that didn't run. I rebuilt the carburetor (as much as I could, B&S made it seemingly impossible to remove the old jet), replaced the fuel tank which was rusted out, and popped in a new spark plug. She probably hadn't been run in almost 10 years, but today she came to life! :thumbsup: Everything runs fine, but I can't let the choke out any more than about 1/3 of the way. I feel like it should have more power in it than what I'm getting, but when I let the choke out further it sputters and wants to stall. When I turn it off it backfires, but I'm thinking that could be because the mixture is too rich? I've tried adjusting the mixture screw but it hasn't helped with the stalling and sputtering issue. New fuel tank, new fuel, new gaskets, rebuilt/cleaned carb. Any suggestions as to what might be the cause?
A friend of mine gave me an old Billy Goat leaf blower that didn't run. I rebuilt the carburetor (as much as I could, B&S made it seemingly impossible to remove the old jet), replaced the fuel tank which was rusted out, and popped in a new spark plug. She probably hadn't been run in almost 10 years, but today she came to life! :thumbsup: Everything runs fine, but I can't let the choke out any more than about 1/3 of the way. I feel like it should have more power in it than what I'm getting, but when I let the choke out further it sputters and wants to stall. When I turn it off it backfires, but I'm thinking that could be because the mixture is too rich? I've tried adjusting the mixture screw but it hasn't helped with the stalling and sputtering issue. New fuel tank, new fuel, new gaskets, rebuilt/cleaned carb. Any suggestions as to what might be the cause?