Hi, I just recently joined this forum. I am amazed at what I found as I looked for help. And unfortantely, my searches have failed me so I need to ask for some help. And using a log splitter is new to me (other than a maul )
I purchased an old "Mighty Mac" logsplitter with a 5hp 206cc Briggs and Stratton engine.
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I'm having some startup issues. It wasn't started for at least 18 months minimum when I purchased it. I changed the spark plug with a new one gap'd at 0.030". I removed the gas tank, drained and flushed with a little clean gas to get as much "crud" out of it as possible. But there probably is still some residual stuff in it because the fill hole doesn't allow for everthing to flow out completely when turned over to drain. I've removed the carburator and sprayed carb-cleaner through it as much as possible but didn't disassemble it completely. The fuel pickup tube is pressed into the carb body and has a screen over the end. I sprayed cleaner into it.
After I resassembled it, I added some gas and gave the carb one squirt of cleaner into the air port (with filter removed) and it started right up. I let it run for a while until it sounded like it ran out of gas. I added more gas. And subsequent starts are very difficult to get going (almost not at all) by spraying carb cleaner and choking. It will not start at all without cleaner sprayed. Do you think I need to remove the carb again and maybe completely disassemble? Does anyone have any tips to this or a drawings? Or is it not necessary and continue to spray cleaner?
And I don't understand the throttle mechanism. It is connected to a linkage down to what appears to be a governer from the engine. That linkage has a spring hanging from it but not connected to anything else. I'm assuming that when the engine begins to bog down the linkage will shift opening the throttle. But there is another rod vertical next to that linkage that goes to a pivot and then nothing. I thought the spring went to this pivot piece but it doesn't fit (probably a replacement) nor puts any tension on anything really. Can someone explain how this mechanism is suppossed to work and be setup or have a drawing/manual?
Thank you for your time,
Tim
I purchased an old "Mighty Mac" logsplitter with a 5hp 206cc Briggs and Stratton engine.
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I'm having some startup issues. It wasn't started for at least 18 months minimum when I purchased it. I changed the spark plug with a new one gap'd at 0.030". I removed the gas tank, drained and flushed with a little clean gas to get as much "crud" out of it as possible. But there probably is still some residual stuff in it because the fill hole doesn't allow for everthing to flow out completely when turned over to drain. I've removed the carburator and sprayed carb-cleaner through it as much as possible but didn't disassemble it completely. The fuel pickup tube is pressed into the carb body and has a screen over the end. I sprayed cleaner into it.
After I resassembled it, I added some gas and gave the carb one squirt of cleaner into the air port (with filter removed) and it started right up. I let it run for a while until it sounded like it ran out of gas. I added more gas. And subsequent starts are very difficult to get going (almost not at all) by spraying carb cleaner and choking. It will not start at all without cleaner sprayed. Do you think I need to remove the carb again and maybe completely disassemble? Does anyone have any tips to this or a drawings? Or is it not necessary and continue to spray cleaner?
And I don't understand the throttle mechanism. It is connected to a linkage down to what appears to be a governer from the engine. That linkage has a spring hanging from it but not connected to anything else. I'm assuming that when the engine begins to bog down the linkage will shift opening the throttle. But there is another rod vertical next to that linkage that goes to a pivot and then nothing. I thought the spring went to this pivot piece but it doesn't fit (probably a replacement) nor puts any tension on anything really. Can someone explain how this mechanism is suppossed to work and be setup or have a drawing/manual?
Thank you for your time,
Tim