BRIGGS AND STRATON CLASSIC 35 RUNING PROBLEMS

sorry no such luck with the card diaphragm and gasket but once it was installed i sprayed carb cleaner around the oring seal on the back of the carb that connects to the engine and the reving stoped and run fine for a few secs any idea on the oring part number ?

thanks angel
 
The low speed circuit in the carburetor is plugged. Give that carburetor a real good cleaning. Maybe if you know a someone with repair shop they will let you use their carburetor cleaner.
 
just to report back the diaphragm and gasget did no good and still runs as well as before after runing for a while it did seam to get a little better




reynoldston can you expand on what you have said i have tryed new bits and the rubber that attaches to the carb to the cylinder i have ptfe taped to see it there was a leak there but that's not the problem as well

can i clean the holes with wire ? or can i not clean the low speed circuit in the carburetor with out a tank and such ?

thanks for all the input
 
I can tell you the way I do it. I disassemble the carburetor and soak it over night in strong carburetor cleaner which comes in a gallon can . Then I take a aerosol can of carburetor cleaner and try to clean out all the ports and small holes. Then I take some small tag wire and do some more cleaning. Then some compressed air and give every thing a good blowing. Any welch, soft plugs or needle valves I remove them and clean under them. Also then I take a carburetor apart or put it back together I do it over a large rag so if any small parts fall out I can find them easy. Just the way I do it, if right or wrong it works for me. 100% hell no, I some times have to do it over several times to get them right or end up replacing the carb.
 
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You really cant go wrong with this engine.
Usually its the diaphragm and good clean.
If that does not fix it then it could be the o-ring or a crack in the manifold that opens up due to heat when engine running which is sucking air instead of fuel.

You seem to have diagnosed it with spraying carb cleaner at manifold.

Also the 2 gov springs can also cause the problem.
The long spring of the 2 requires you to set the RPM to 2900 and the small spring then sets the last 100RPM to 3000RPM but you need a tachometer for that.
 
Yep as above.
not much can go wrong with these carbs.
It is not a good idea to spary around the manifold of a runing engine with carb cleaner.
A stray spark and you will be looking for a hose, pronto.
Get a fine mist spray bottle and when the engine is running you spray around the manifold.
If the engine starts to die you have an air leak.
the manifold is plastic & cracks and there is an O ring that goes hard & flattens over time.

Also have a look at the control lever on the throttle butterfly.
They are boomerang shaped and one arm of the boomerang hits a stop in the manifold.
They oft get pushed over the stop & end up on the wrong side so the butterfly can not close & the governor ends up working backwards.
 
i assume by the manifold you mean the plastic pipe that goes from the carb to the piston ?

the oring has been changed and taped so no problem there i think i need to do deep clean
will have to dig out air compressor and carb clean again just in case

i am losing interest in having a go at it played with it 5 times now and not got a lot farther than i was when i started infuriating realy

i normaly work on scrapers most of the time and as such they dont sell for much last one was my own qualcast a very good mower oil changed regular new spark plug,air filter sharpned blade in middle of summer sold for ｣45 and did not have much interest it must be the uk most use electric
 
now an update now had another go carb clean for an hour got out my big air compressor and blow through fully for 5 mins more carb and left and another go at the air cheaked the diaphragm and gadget round the right way and put back together

and still the same it does run better but still has the coughing a lot like it needs an ajustment on some screws (if it had any)

after the putting back together i got a water spray bottle and soaked all round the carb and tank with water and it not make any differance so i think i can take from that there is now no air leakes any more

i took the exhaust off and removed the cover so i can see the ? springs and i assume are there any ajustments that i can cheak here ?

and is there any way of playing with the springs on the carb to set it up with out a techometer ?

thanks for the input all of you

and am i right on the manafold being the plastic piece ?
 
Only if you can recognise 2000 rpm & 3000 prm +/- 5% by ear.
I know I can't.
I can recognise too fst or too slow but every now & then I do one by ear and then pop the tacho on it, rarely any where closer than 10% and that just is not good enough.
Mower tachos are a stuid pric but you can get a timing light with inbuilt digital tacho for less than a mower one just remember you have may have to devide the readout to compensate for the lack of extra cylinders.
 
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