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I've got an Eska 5.50 that runs but has a carb problem that's driving me crazy.
It wants more gas and runs only when you blip the gas and give it more and more gas until it revving so high that you have to let off the gas, then it dies.
I've rebuilt the carburetor and cleaned it over and over...
Hey all:
I have a Briggs 5hp that has some running issues. After researching posts here I have begun to suspect the fuel quick-connect.
I could just tighten the clamp around the line to try to make it stop leaking but I'd like to go ahead and replace the quick connect head itself with a better...
Help!
I've got a (1977 I think) Mariner 8 hp (I say I think because the serial number -S 28181- which I found on the starboard side of the mounting clamps doesn't match to any identification numbers I've found on line. Other identifying marks I've found are as follows; on the cyclder head there...
Hi guys.
I've got JC Penny/ Eska 1975A 5.5hp with the Tecumseh AV600-643-20b power head.
With the help of you guys I got it running (needed points set, new coil and carb rebuild). got it running Tuesday night and after clearing its throat it ran real well.
So I came back tonight to hook it...
