DIY Home Improvement Forum banner

Band S 5 hp tiller want start

1220 Views 7 Replies 4 Participants Last post by  cbjr6161
have 5 hp tiller want start made by landmark its probably pretty old if i put gas in carb runs till gas is gone i really don t want to take carb apart its on tank any suggestions appreciated

thanks
1 - 8 of 8 Posts
If it is old and isn't running without pouring gas into it I'd say the carb is dirty and needs to be cleaned. If you don't want to do that, you'll have to serve as the carb and continue to pour gas into it to keep it running. Your choice is obvious.
took carb apart changed seal emptied gas tank an d cleaned it out sprayed cleaned everything with carb cleaner put back together still want start plug is good still starts by putting gas in carb what else could it be
Clogged fuel line/filter???
Clogged cap vent???
Pinched, cracked, broken, fuel line???
:eek:
What kind of engine in this machine? Did the carb have a float? Was it very dirty when you cleaned it? Sometimes carbs need to be soaked to get old varnish etc to breakdown.
  • Like
Reactions: 1
"Older Landmark tiller with a 5 HP motor", this sounds as if it may have a Briggs & Stratton horizontal shaft motor where the gas tank is located under the carb. IF SO: there is a diaphragm located on the side of the carb which will go bad just sitting around for a short period of time. This little rubber diaphragm is the fuel pump, pulling fuel from the tank and pushing it into the carb. Do yourself a favor and purchase a repair manual for you brand and HP motor. There will be an entire chapter on carbs which will most likely show this set-up. A new diaphragm will cost under $2 and will make a world if difference in this motor's performance.
  • Like
Reactions: 1
yes i did change the diapram your right corb sits on gas tank ccleaned out tank cleaned carb put it back together still doesn t work on its own
how do u check if the vacumm is working on carb
1 - 8 of 8 Posts
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top