Yesterday, I fired up my dad's ice auger for the first time this year. It took a long time to get it past the choking stage. Eventually, I was able to run it, albeit at half choke. I took it out last night and no problems.
This morning, I could only get it to start briefly, but not to run longer than 30 seconds. Any time I turn off the choke altogether, it dies. I took it home, messed with it, and can only get it to start if I pull out the air filter and splash a little fuel in that way. I can get it to run briefly at half choke, but it always dies.
I know my dad has messed with the jet and idle screws to some degree. Would it help if I reset these and start over or do I likely have a bigger problem? If so, how do I do this? I do not have an owners manual....is it like a chainsaw where you just screw them down tight and back off 1 full turn?
I want to go fishing tonight but all the small engine places are closed....and it's getting tough to move around much with a hand auger.
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
The water looked and smelled disgusting with hundreds of thousands of birds sh*tting in there. About as gross as the Salton Sea. When I duck hunted there I didn't even want to touch the water.
It's kinda gross with the algae in the summer but I got in it anyway. Wanted to see the increased bouyancy at work. You can kinda tuck yourself into a ball and you'll just float with your head above water. When dry off you look diamond encrusted with the salt.
We went to the flats too. I dipped a tire on the rental car onto it just to say I’ve been there,but it was still pretty soft from winter melt. After seeing some moron in a BMW suv get dragged out of the muck I had no intention of repeating his stupidity.
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I know I'm going to sound stupid on this one....
Yesterday, I fired up my dad's ice auger for the first time this year. It took a long time to get it past the choking stage. Eventually, I was able to run it, albeit at half choke. I took it out last night and no problems.
This morning, I could only get it to start briefly, but not to run longer than 30 seconds. Any time I turn off the choke altogether, it dies. I took it home, messed with it, and can only get it to start if I pull out the air filter and splash a little fuel in that way. I can get it to run briefly at half choke, but it always dies.
I know my dad has messed with the jet and idle screws to some degree. Would it help if I reset these and start over or do I likely have a bigger problem? If so, how do I do this? I do not have an owners manual....is it like a chainsaw where you just screw them down tight and back off 1 full turn?
I want to go fishing tonight but all the small engine places are closed....and it's getting tough to move around much with a hand auger.
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