briggs and straton engine

11-11-2008, 06:19 PM	#1
spurrowl Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 8	briggs and straton engine i have an old generator with a briggs and stanton 5 hp engine on it. its old but runs great. this morning i went to start it and on choke it runs great but when i shut the choke off it kills the engine, anybody have any ideas where to start to fix this, thanks spurrowl

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11-12-2008, 12:09 AM	#2
sv9779 Member   Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 94	briggs and straton engine You're not getting enough fuel. Fuel filter clogged, jets in carb clogged with vanish. If this is the old diaphram type carb it could be a bad diaphram. If it were a newer carb with electric ignition and an anti-backfire solenoid it could be low voltage to the solenoid

11-12-2008, 12:34 AM	#3
kennzz05 Member   Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: palm coast fl Posts: 551	briggs and straton engine try you tube id be surprised if someone hasn't published something pertinent

11-12-2008, 11:11 AM	#4
spurrowl Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 8	briggs and straton engine thanks i will try that, why did i not think of that spurrowl