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About Eric A. Jones
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Lawnmower Repair . Certified Master Service Technician from B&S. Have 13 years experience on B&S, Lawn Chief, Weed Eater, Echo, Peerless, Wheel Horse, Snapper, Atlas, MTD, McCulloch, Homelite and many other numerous brands. Specialize in electrical repair.
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Born and raised in the midwest. Started tinkering with engines when I was about 14 on my Suzuki RM-80. I began lawn mower repair at a small hardware store. I knew absolutely nothing. I read lots of repair manuals and met an older fellow who taught me many lessons. I continued working on small engines through high school and paid my way through college working on mowers at the same hardware store. Decided to get away from the midwest and mower repair so I joined the Air Force. I repaired air traffic control electronic equipment and ended up in Hawaii where I got a part time job at Small Engine Clinic. I gained a lot of experience from the Small Engine Clinic and had a blast repairing small engines. I then took the Briggs and Stratton Master Service Technician test and earned my MST. I then traveled to Wisconsin where I attended the factory update training seminar and received formal training. I received a scholarship from the Air Force and am currently pursuing another degree.
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You are here: Experts > Home/Garden > Home Appliances > Small Engines (Lawn Mowers, etc.) > lawn chief fuel problem
Expert: Eric A. Jones
Date: 8/28/2008
Subject: lawn chief fuel problem
Question
older lawn chief 3.5 hp lawn mower was stored in garage about 7 years with no fuel in it. put gas in tank and it ran out of muffler , whe pulled starter cord it acted like locked up like cylinder filled with fuel and couldnt compress. whe fuel drained it started and ran roughly for a short time, dont know if these have a float in carb or what else may be causing this problem it ran fine when it was put away in storage your suggestions wlll be appreciated art
Answer
With out an engine model I can't look up if you have a float carb. My assumption is you have a float sytle carb. If you look behind the air filter housing and see a round bowl, then you have a float style carb.
You will have to replace the inlet needle and valve. This is causing the fuel to leak. Of course, you will have to remove and dis-assemble the carb to replace the inlet needle seat.
Does this help?
Eric
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