When do you have a problem with the carburetor?
If no fuel squirts out, or the stream is very weak, or only one of the two discharge nozzles on a two-barrel or four-barrel carburetor are working, the accelerator pump circuit has a problem. Fuel usually enters the accelerator pump past a one-way steel check ball.
Why is my Tecumseh carburetor not primed?
Tecumseh carburetor will not prime unless you have the left air filter housing screw installed. This baffled me for days driving me nuts! I had removed and cleaned this carburetor about 4 times, and it’s not as easily removed as say a Briggs carburetor is, but I could not get it to run or even start!
Why does my golf cart not want to run?
Support for gas-powered and electric golf cart, sometimes referred to as golf cars, or club cars after the Club Car Golf Cart brand. Doesn’t want to run unless choke is applied? Freshly overhauled engine. Now it may idle a bit but the quits, will not gain rpm unless choke is applied. Air filter, gas lines and carburetor are all new or cleaned.
What causes a carburetor to flood and not start?
The carburetor may flood if dirt enters the needle valve and prevents it from closing. With no way to shut off the flow of fuel, the bowl overflows and spills fuel into the carburetor throat or out the bowl vents. A flooded engine may not start because the plugs are wet with fuel.
Why is there no fuel going to the carburetor?
A hole in the fuel line on the tank side could also cause the fuel pump to suck air instead of fuel from the fuel tank. There may not even be signs of leaking, since a fuel line leak on the tank side would have to be above the fuel level for leakage to show. Remove and check all fuel filters located in the fuel line and in the carburetor.
How can you tell if your carburetor is working or not?
You should see a jet of fuel squirt into each of the front venturis (barrels) of the carburetor. If no fuel squirts out, or the stream is very weak, or only one of the two discharge nozzles on a two-barrel or four-barrel carburetor are working, the accelerator pump circuit has a problem.
What causes a carburetor to hesitate when starting a car?
Hesitation is a classic symptom of a lean fuel mixture (too much air, not enough fuel) and can be caused by a dirty or misadjusted carburetor, or one with a weak accelerator pump or worn throttle shafts.
The carburetor may flood if dirt enters the needle valve and prevents it from closing. With no way to shut off the flow of fuel, the bowl overflows and spills fuel into the carburetor throat or out the bowl vents. A flooded engine may not start because the plugs are wet with fuel.