Cleaning usually solves the problem but if its bad dont waste your time cleaning just go ahead and change out the carburettor. Fuel pump vacuum test.
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No fuel getting to carburetor. Remove spark plug remove fuel line from carburetor and direct line into a container to see if fuel is flowing from pump when engine cranked. 5if pressure is less check for restrictions in fuel tank sender filter lines or hoses. 2install a low pressure gage onto the line. 1disconnect the fuel line at the carburetor. Basically its old stale gas that turns to a sticky gel it cloggs up the tiny passages of the finely balanced carburetor. To fix the problem clean up the carburetor by taking out the fuel bowl and spraying the carburetor with some carburetor cleaner.
Inspect the fuel lines for leaks or kinks that might interfere with fuel flow. No fuel is getting to the carburetor. How does it happen. Tap the top of the carburetor. Remove and check all fuel filters located in the fuel line and in the carburetor. Hello which model engine is it some have the carburettors on top of the fuel tank with two pipes down into the tank if these pipes are blocked it wont run take the carb off the tank and clean the filters on the end of the pipes then blow the pipes through with an air line the other type has a separate tank with a pipe to a carburettor take off the float bowl and clean any muck out remove the carburettor and have it sonic cleaned this usually gets the muck out of the carburettor jezza.
Replace any and all filters. 6reconnect the fuel line. If fuel flows into the container then the problem is either your carb is all gummed up if you had fuel in it and left it over the winter without starting it. For mtd mowers the most common cause of fuel not getting to the spark plug is a clogged up carburetor due to the buildup of debris. Take the fuel hose off the carb and put it in a container and crank the engine fuel should flow into the container. How to troubleshoot no fuel going to a carburetor step 1.
Remove gas cap momentarily and see if fuel will flow vent in gas cap could be plugged not allowing fuel to flow. I have replaced the fuel pump twice and fuel lines as well as the vacuum hose from the valve cover. A clean carburetor will get your mtd lawn mower motor running. Fuel flows through the fuel filter and to the fuel pump. 4fuel pump pressure should be 4 to 65 psi. No fuel getting to carburetor i have the bs engine 446977 0471 e1 for a craftsman lawn tractor.
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