I have a Briggs Quantum XTE 6.0 on a pressure washer and after sitting for over a year I got it out today. When I filled it up with gas, the gas ran right through the carb. and down the side. I checked all the gas lines and they are ok and even pulled the one off to stop the leak and checked everything I know to check. I cleaned everything up and put the gas line back on but now it does not seem to get any gas to the carb. It did fire right up after this and then died from no fuel.

At this point im thinking its a fuel pump that stuck and then closed. Im not sure where the fuel pump is on this thing. Is it the round piece below the carb?

Any Ideas or help is appreciated.

It sounds like your float needle is sticking in the carb. If you didn't run it dry before you put it away, this is common, especially if you don't use a gas preservative. You can try pulling the carb and flushing out the needle and seat with brake cleaner. However if I'm going to go through all that, I just rebuild the carb, replacing all of the rubber parts which rot out eventually with today's excuse for pump gasoline. I find that I have to do this every five years no matter how well I take care of the engines.

Thanks shovel, I did run it dry but your right on the money, its about 5 years old and some of the gaskets are a tad dry. Im guessing I can get a rebuild kit for it that will have the parts I need. Is this something that can be done by a novice or is it not so easy to do?

Can you use carb cleaner in these or will it hurt it?

Thanks again

...Is this something that can be done by a novice...Can you use carb cleaner in these or will it hurt it?Patience is required more than anything, assuming you have mechanical aptitude and don't lose any of the small parts. I have never ruined anything using carb cleaner. Worth a shot, I'd say.

I recently took apart a small engine carb that had water in it, and it was corroded inside; completely ruined. Found a replacement on ebay.

Most implement engine carbs are ridiculously simple. There are few moving parts. The most important thing to do is get it squeaky clean inside and out. I prefer brake cleaner because it's a better solvent, but carb cleaner works, too. If you have a compressor or a fresh can of air, use it to dry out and blow out all the passages you can find. You will be surprised on how much crap gets stuck in the tiniest places.

I usually buy parts from jackssmallengines.com.

I know the feeling as I fought with them BS engines down on the farm for years, if it wasn't this then it was that. Not a cheap solultion replace with a Honda engine. I ended up with six of them for different applications and never looked back (A broken starter rope once) But no matter the make old stale gas is a major problem. For a prolonged storage would run the carb out of gas and drain the fuel tank.I have a Briggs Quantum XTE 6.0 on a pressure washer and after sitting for over a year I got it out today. When I filled it up with gas, the gas ran right through the carb. and down the side. I checked all the gas lines and they are ok and even pulled the one off to stop the leak and checked everything I know to check. I cleaned everything up and put the gas line back on but now it does not seem to get any gas to the carb. It did fire right up after this and then died from no fuel.

At this point im thinking its a fuel pump that stuck and then closed. Im not sure where the fuel pump is on this thing. Is it the round piece below the carb?

Any Ideas or help is appreciated.

I have a 14 year old son who races BS Animal III and builds and rebuilds them between heats at the track. If you need any help, I am sure he would love to offer some. ( And Mom would sure be proud too!! ) :p

...You will be surprised on how much crap gets stuck in the tiniest places...I had let my Honda 750K sit for a few years and its four carbs were all gunked-up. I think I had them off-and-on 3 or 4 times before I got the thing to run satisfactorily, and then I bought carb rebuild kits anyway cuz it still didn't run to its original glory.

Anyway in a couple of cases I didn't even realize that certain parts had pinhole passageways in them, and it's absolutely key that these get opened-up! :rolleyes: I used tiny brass wire to poke-thru; sometimes a strand from a piece of electrical wire can work. But you can scratch the jets doing this, in which case they will get more easily clogged next time.

Thanks for all replys and info, will get the kit today, some carb cleaner, plug, oil, and give it a shot. The carb had some gunk in it so a good cleaning is needed, I was not sure if carb cleaner would damage anything in these newer BS engines. Ive had a lawn mower for 25 years and never have even replaced the plug and it fires up on the 2nd pull religiously. They dont make em like they used to !!

Mechanical ability is not a problem, I was just worried there would be a lot of really small parts or springs that would fly off when I removed it so I figured I would ask first before diving in. ( im sure I would have took the dive even without asking even if I screwed it up ) :rolleyes:

Thanks again everyone