About P.K. Jones Expertise I can answer most questions about commercial and residential outdoor equipment. I can also help with questions about import atv's, Karts and scooters. I can't help you with generator electrical output however if it's an engine problem, I'm more than happy to help.
I'm in the South, so snowblowers and snowmobiles are outside of my area of knowledge. If it's a question about the engine on a snowblower I can help. But I'm just not familiar with the drive systems for snowblowers.
Experience I own Grand Junction Small Engines and Grandjunctionsmallengines.com, a full service shop and national parts sales site. My shop is an Authorized Repair Center for many brands and we work on equipment from most manufacturers. We are also a dealer and service center for several lines of outdoor sports products such as atv's, utv's and Karts. Personally, I have over 25 years experience working with small engines and outdoor power equipment.
Education/Credentials I've attended many small engine and power equipment factory schools and seminars. I average 100 plus hours annually in update schools and specialized training schools and am current on all brands my shop is authorized to do warranty and factory service on.
Question I have the JD 345 with around 500hrs on it and have had problems at an idle for awhile. Full throttle ran fine. I just replaced the ignition, was not getting spark. Now I have that problem fixed not getting ga. So far i have drained all gas replaced fuel filter, pulled carb blew out and cleaned everything i can get to. I even put a wire thru the jets to check for being plugged. I can dump fuel down the intake thru the air filter starts up and runs. I did take compression it was 150lbs and 120lbs. I know the fuel pump is working and the bowl fills with gas. Getting pretty tough to narrow down from here. This is the 20hp liquid cooled kawasaki motor.
Thanks Tony
Thanks Tony
Answer Pretty much all that's left is that the carburetor is just not allowing fuel to be pulled into the venturi. To really clean the carb you'll need to soak it or have it cleaned ultra-sonically. It sounds like there's just some dirt somewhere and a really thorough cleaning is called for. The soak can's you can get at auto parts stores work very well. And for the cost of one of these, if this is a one-time thing, you should be able to have it cleaned ultra-sonically.
If this were a Kohler or Briggs, I'd advise you to just buy a new carburetor. If there's any corrosion I'd also advise that. But a Kawasaki is a big step up in quality and the carbs usually clean up pretty well. Thanks, PK.
