auger issues

[OnAFly]

I realize I should been doing this months ago, but yesterday I got the aguer down and tried to start it up. Nothing, not a sputter, nothing.

I checked for spark, its there. I looked at the fuel line and there wasn't fuel in it despite have put gas in the tank. I tore apart the carb checking if it was clogged up. I didn't find anything obvious, but I'm far from an expert. The fuel line didn't look cracked or anything either.

Anyone got any ideas, even somewhere to bring it to close to Centerville or White Bear Lake.

[Surface Tension]

SM has changed engines and carbs so often that I don't know what uses what anymore.

I believe your carb does not have and mixture screws. I could be wrong though.

So did you clean the carb? If it runs fines good, bogs, and repeats I'd say your fuel level

is off. You have a diaphragm carb but there still is a fuel level that is metered in combination with dia, inlet valve(needle and seat) and its lever.

The lever height in most cases is set to be flush with the floor of the carb body.

There are times when you have to tweak this depending on symptoms. In your case fuel not keeping up. The opposite would be fuel running out the carb when not in use.

That is one reason an other could be that the dia is stretched out, a pin hole.

Could be debris in one of the flapper valves.

Right down the model number and from the powerhead and stop in a small engine shop for a carb kit.

[OnAFly]

Yeah, I did a little more searching on this last night. Looks like there is no high speed adjustment.

Sounds like I'll be heading down to D-Rock for a kit.

BTW - It's a Tecumseh motor from the LazerMag series just before the Solo came out. I got it in '07 maybe.

[jentz]

If there is a lowspeed screw open it 1/4 1/2 turn.That sends more fuel just before the hispeed jet takes over.That normally stops the bog out.Outboards are that way also.Without some experience and trying it no one would think of opening the idle/lowspeed mixture.

[fsnrod]

Better yet have D-Rock put a kit in it it's worth it and it will be done right.

[OnAFly]

I'd prefer to do it myself and learn a thing or two, even if it takes me a couple tried to get it right. It seems like I'm gathering more and more toys that use small 2cycle engines, so knowing a something about them would probably be a good thing for the future.

[pike79]

On a fly, check to make sure you have the part that goes between the carb. and engine turned correctly it has a small air channel that runs vacuum from engine to carb and puts pressure on the diaphragm which opens the needle valve allowing more gas in the carb. I had a simmilar problem after putting a new carb kit in my eskimo with a tecumseh motor it would start fine then the engine would die when I hit the throttle.

[OnAFly]

I'll have to check it. Luckily, I decided to take lots of pictures while taking the thing apart

[harleyharry]

ONAFLY

I admire the fact that you want to learn to do things yourself, but keep in mind that using two cycle carb problems to learn on can get costly. Keep in mind that what you do has a direct bearing on the lubrication your engine gets gets in the run mode.

You do need a carb kit. You should have a TC300 engine. You may have a Walbro or a Tilitson carb. When you take the carb apart, you will find a very small screen under the pump diaphragm. This screen will look good, but it will need cleaning. If your engine came with a fiber filter in the fuel tank, over time small particles of the fiber will erode off and will lodge in the small screen in the carb. Clean or replace the filter, install the diaphragms and gaskets in the correct order, reinstall and go fishing. I you have the carb with the one adjustment screw, the initial adjustment is 1 1/4 turn counter clockwise from and light seating of the adjustment screw. You may have to do a minor adjustment from that.

Harry