Generator help

[Wulf202]

Will you please Explain in detail what you mean by rebuilt the carb?

Was there a yellow hue to the inside?

[RonMexico]

Will you please Explain in detail what you mean by rebuilt the carb?

Was there a yellow hue to the inside?

They was a lot of gunk in the carb. I took the carb 100% apart and assembled it without using any new parts but the float bowl gasket was a little worn so I purchased a few gaskets and two more cans of carb cleaner. I went to town on it once more and installed the new gaskets. The needle looked fine but I didn't replace the needle but I am thinking that will be the last attempt at fixing it fix. Overall ,it runs about 1 minute but chokes out"(try's to keep going but dies).

ONE KEY NOTE: I have to add a little fuel through the top( intake with filter removed) otherwise it won't start. With all the help I am now thinking the needle isn't allowing the bowl to fill properly.

[RonMexico]

http://www.subarupower.com/wp-conten...ex27-parts.pdf


This was the manual I found online.

[Wulf202]

Yes I think you're on the right track. Recheck the needle and jet along with clear the passages

[RonMexico]

Yes I think you're on the right track. Recheck the needle and jet along with clear the passages

Will do and thanks to everyone who gave me help and suggestions.
I found the needle for $33 online, so while I don't want to buy a new carb it's hard to justify spending $33 vs a carb assembly for $95.

This may be a dumb question but the needle looks like one that was in my 78 351M... Can I swap another needle from another small engine?

[Wulf202]

As long as they fit they're all made in china

[Circuits]

If I left my old gokart sitting too long (like over winter) without draining the tank, I used to have to pull the carb out and give it a good scrubbing, including polishing up the needle with fine sandpaper or steel wool and picking the jet clean with with a needle to get the gunk out, after which it'd start up and run just fine. That was before I learned about gas stabilizer.

[BushMasterBoy]

Sounds like "idle jet" is clogged. I had this on my motorcyle. It is a tiny jet and the only way to clear it was use a wire plucked from a stiff wire brush and poke it through the jet. Solvent would not clear it. The jet lets the engine have fuel at idle speeds. When the throttle is advanced the fuel comes from the main jet.

[DenverGP]

Many generators have an cut-off to shut down the motor if the oil level is low. If yours has one, disconnect the wire from the oil level sensor and see if that helps.

[RonMexico]

Thanks for the tip and suggestions