Wood splitter motor not running properly.

yellowdog5 said:

The problem started when one of the bolts mounting the carburetor assembly came loose from the engine. I replaced the bolt, and tightened everything up I could find that was loose, but it still wouldn't run to full capacity. I have now replaced the air filter, the governor spring, the gasket between the air filter and the carburetor, the fuel line and the spark plug. It usually won't prime, I have to do that manually, and when I do get it running it surges (fluctuates). Even when warmed up it needs to be manually primed. Any suggestions? It's a 6 1/2 horse quantum edge (123K02-0132-E1)

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shiftsuper175607 said:

When it comes to engines that are probably not run very often....
I suspect old fuel and gummy/dirty carburetor.

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