After many hours and three carburetors later, with several adjustments, the original and two cheap china ones, I think I have the log splitter running and hopefully ready to go back to its owner. A new carb should not have to have a float adjustment done on it right out of the box but after figuring that is the only thing left to keep this old thing from running I started adjusting float level. After two times to lean, no gas and three time to rich to much gas I adjusted back to almost what it was from the factory and it runs so far with no leaking gas from being to rich on gas. Hoping I am not jinxing myself but it might be ready.
I tried using the old float in the new carb but there is about a MM of difference in the needle to float height for the pin to hold float to go in.
Thanks for for all the encouragement and ideas. I indeed need it out of the garage and be back on to other projects around here. I have about 30 hrs on it over rthe winter and yes I should of checked float level way earlier but I didn't think that would be the problem. I was texting with my brother who used these engines in a lot of things and he told me to check the float. That is where the beginning of the end started.
Now on to more tree clearing from the huge ice storm at the end of March.
I tried using the old float in the new carb but there is about a MM of difference in the needle to float height for the pin to hold float to go in.
Thanks for for all the encouragement and ideas. I indeed need it out of the garage and be back on to other projects around here. I have about 30 hrs on it over rthe winter and yes I should of checked float level way earlier but I didn't think that would be the problem. I was texting with my brother who used these engines in a lot of things and he told me to check the float. That is where the beginning of the end started.
Now on to more tree clearing from the huge ice storm at the end of March.
