08/06/2022
I did some work on my grass cutter recently and thought I would share that with you since it is a common problem.
The carburetor has a bunch of tiny ports in it for fuel and air to go through and mix. When it sits for any length of time, the fuel dries in those ports and turns into a shellac that clogs them. It is especially a problem with ethanol mix gasoline.
The way to prevent having a problem is to run the machine until it is completely out of gas and the engine dies. This prevents having gasoline in the carburator to dry and gum up.
If the carburetor gets clogged, the solution is to remove it from the machine and disassemble it. It isn't very complicated, but there are some small parts that are easy to lose, so this should be done on a clean table inside where you can find any parts you lose. It is a good idea to take pictures as you disassemble the carburetor to aid reassembly. You will need a small phillips screw driver, 8mm socket, allen wrenches, and a can of carberator cleaner.
Care should be taken not to damage the diaphram if you tear it you will have to replace it. There is a small spring in there that is easy to lose too, so be careful.
Once the carb is apart, use carburetor cleaner to clean every hole and port in the carb body. stick the red straw into every hole it will fit in and give it a sq**rt. Rinse everything off and reassemble.
It took me about 10 minutes start to finish to clean the carb. It actually took more time to remove the carburetor and reinstall it. The entire job took 30 minutes.
