stihlrookie
ArboristSite Guru
I am helping my neighbor with this project to get his generator running and failing so far. Saturday I spent a couple hours cleaning the tank of 5 year old gas, fuel lines are all good. Pulled the carb and disassembled as much as I could, cleaned it up, installed a couple new o-rings and put it back on. No start, not even a wimper. Gas is getting to the bowl, evidenced by loosening a small screw near the bowl and fuel flows out. My neighbors son was there also and started spraying starting fluid down the throat, it would run with that but as soon as he quit sprayind die she did. This carb is different than I have seen before, it has a small solenoid valve that goes into the bottom of the bowl, I am now thinking this may be the culprit. Any other suggestions?