B & S 6.75 HP Power Washer. I ran the engine to empty last fall to keep the valves from shellacing. Now it won't start. Thre is no prime bulb on this engine and I do not know how to prime it. I put the engine on full choke and pulled the rope a few times, then tried it on half choke. No go. Is there a way to prime this engine that I dont know about?
Or tilt engine so gas gets into carb..30 sec
Try spray starting fluid into the air intake, that may get it going.
SOURCE: I have a Briggs & Stratton gas power washer. This
Sounds like the unloader is not working correctly. Try replacing it and see what happens.
SOURCE: Briggs & Stratton engine loses power
Hello herb1007
If it is running it would burn any oil off the top of the piston. (that got there when you tipped it). It sounds like you carburetor needs cleaning. There are sprays on the market that sometime help with this.
SOURCE: 2-yr old troy-bilt pressure washer with honda
It sounds like an air lock. Try this: With the machine off, connect the hose to the washer and let it run for several minutes to get all of the air out of the hose, and to purge any air out of the pump. Shut off the water, and connect the high pressure hose, but not the gun. Let the water run for several minutes. stretch out the HP hose and make sure that the air is displaced. Shut off the water, connect the gun, and purge as before. Now crank it washer up. As quickly as safe to do so, open the trigger to keep water moving through the washer. It should come up on pressure very quickly. It is better during normal operation to keep water moving through the system. When I am through for a while, I shut down my washer, but leave the trigger depressed to allow the pump to stay full of water, and cool. This prevents further problems when I restart it.
Hope this was useful.
Regards --W/D--
SOURCE: Engine starts when primed but stops in seconds
it sounds like you have contaminants in the fuel and have clogged the fuel filter or carburetor, try changing fuel filter if there is one and back flush the fuel lines with carb cleaner spray and clean out fuel tank and clean with brake cleaner refill with fresh fuel.
SOURCE: New Troy-Bilt 3000 psi - Very Hard to Hot Start
When you run the unit and shut if off, release the pressure from the spray wand before trying to restart the engine. This built up pressure will cause it to be very hard to start as you have found out. If it does not start on the second pull release the pressure again. Another option is do do what I did on mine. I simply put a pull tie on the handle so I can pull the trigger back and use the pull tie to hold the trigger open. Make sure if you do this, that you remove the high pressure orifice from the end of the wand before attempting to start the engine. Otherwise the pressure will come on abruptly and could injure you or do property damage.
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