[SEL] 5HP Economy

[jlb94 at juno.com]

Hi Bob,

This Briggs "Y" I have is doing the same thing.
Sparks with the plug out but - I can't get it to bark.
I've checked everything I can think of.
Did a valve job on it Friday and checked the timing marks.  All is good.
I have to think the spark is weak - But why ?
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Also - I have a can of Starting Fluid I bought in July.
It has not fired an engine yet !!!
I'm beginning to think it might be BAD.

Joe "Pip" Betz said that. 
jlb94 at juno.com
 ,-._,-.          "Two can live a cheaply as one  -   
 \/)"(\/             but only half as long."  
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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 12:13:39 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) "Bob Jacobs"
<Carrowor at comcast.net> writes:
> Hello Tom

> 

> Yepper,  checked the gas,  had that problem before also (although my 
> LA ran
> great on very old "varnish" - LOL)

> 

> I've tried gas through the priming cup, ether etc. but nothing seems 
> to make
> her work.  Haven't even gotten a backfire or anything.  

> 

> oh well,  guess I'll get back out there and try again,  this engine 
> hasn't
> been run since 1977ish so it's been a project just getting the wasp 
> nests
> and cobwebs out of her.

> 

> Bob 

>  

> -------Original Message-------

>  

> From: The SEL email discussion list

> Date: 08/29/04 10:38:30

> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com

> Subject: Re: [SEL] 5HP Economy

>  

> In a message dated 8/28/2004 7:34:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> Carrowor at comcast.net writes:

>  

> << 5HP Economy, looks like it's in time, mag & ignitor off the 
> engine shows
> a

>   pretty good spark but on the engine NOTHING (I even pulled the 
> head to

>   check) >>

>  

> Sweet Bob,

>  

> Have you checked for gas?  My 5 hp Economy would not start one time 
> and I

> checked a lot of things before finally discovering that the gas had 
> gone bad
> 

> Put in new gas and fired right up.  You might try some ether thru 
> the
> priming

> cup and see if it will fire. There are lots of parts people in GEM 
> that sell

> ignitor parts to rebuild if you need them.  How about timing, valve 
> setting,

> compression, etc.?  Just some things to ponder!

>  

> Tom Schmutz

> Concord, Va. USA

> Germoamer at aol.com

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