So i got the Craftsman Tecumseh I picked up a couple of weeks ago running and got the idle adjustment just so. I was lightly reving it to get a good sense of the main adjustment and its ability to load up without stalling or stuttering and i swear i saw a small object fly out the breather and a bit of a woosh sound. I even fliched back a bit. The engine then quickly shut down and will not start. What heck could that be? It still has compression but when I took the air cleaner housing off it kicks air back out through the carburetor. Spark is still good. I changed the points, condenser and coil. whatever it was it was very small. I'm thinking it possibly could even be a piece of the needle in the carburetor or something. I think my days of buying $15 carburetors are over. Even before this happened it took forever to get the idle adjustment perfect
At one point the idle screw fell out. I rebuilt the original carburetor that came with this engine. I think I'm just going to put that on that I get home. if you play the video below at the end a couple of times you'll see it.
https://youtu.be/ZznIevYmBa8
At one point the idle screw fell out. I rebuilt the original carburetor that came with this engine. I think I'm just going to put that on that I get home. if you play the video below at the end a couple of times you'll see it.
https://youtu.be/ZznIevYmBa8