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Comments (6)The seat switch and its wiring is not causing your choke problem. You don't mention which engine you have, but here are a few things to check. If your engine does not have a fuel pump (i.e. is gravity feed), disconnect the hose from the side of the carburetor and see if you have a flow of gasoline. It should be a stream, not a trickle. If not, replace the fuel filter and try again. If still no flow, just go on and replace the hoses and shutoff valve (if so equipped). Also, look in the gas tank and see if there's anything in there stopping up supply hole. If you do have good fuel flow, then you probably have one of two problems (or maybe 2 of 2). First, determine if your mower has a fuel cutoff solenoid. This will be a small cylinder, maybe an inch long, on the bottom of the carb, and will have a single electrical wire running to it. Turn the key switch on and you should hear a "click" from the solenoid. If you don't hear the click, then check the wiring. (The solenoid operates a little plunger that stops fuel flow within the carb; some Kohler engines - and maybe others - are equipped with it, and some are not.) If there's nothing in the tank interfering with gas flow, and you have a stream of gas out the end of the hose that connects to the carburetor, and the solenoid clicks when the key is turned on, then you need to clean the caruretor. Cleaning is not difficult. If it's a Kohler with a Walbro carb, you have only to disconnect the fuel line and the solenoid wire, remove two nuts from the side of the carb, and pull it off. Then give it a good cleaning. You might want to put a carb rebuild kit (about $8-10) in, but probably a cleaning will do. Let us know what you find ... I and others will learn from your experience....See MoreCheck out this vine choking other plants
Comments (2)i once had wood chips dumped.. and i left it for a few years.. to break down ... and of course.. it got covered with this stuff ... so i go to move the wood chips .. and this stuff had roots down 3 to 4 feet.. into the pile ,, and it sprouts from every root piece .. you either need some hardcore followup ... or chemicals.. imo ... ken...See MoreMeyers Choking roots my own fault
Comments (1)Good luck with it., I now use root pruning or root maker pots to avoid that. So much easier!...See MoreJohn Deere x320 - starts fine but won’t run unless choke is on
Comments (6)Your engine is asking for more fuel. There are probably no adjustment screws on the carb so nothing can be done there to enrich your mixture. How about drilling out the main jet or see if a bigger on is available. I had a problem with an engine one time so I got a second jet and took turns drilling them out at a machine shop until the engine started to stumble and then I put the other jet in and things were fine....See More- 17 years ago
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