Troy bilt Bronco Tiller no gas ,?

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i have a bronco tiller thats seems to not be getting gas, i took the air filter off and sprayed starting fluid in the carb and it starts right up, then dies again, i took the fuel line off and gas flows through the line so i know the line is not clogged, i also put a new spark plug in and the filter is clean, what did i miss? any help would be great, i really need to start tilling soon, thanks

By the way there is gas in the tank,

Answer 1

When an engine will run on starting fluid but not with the gas either the gas is old and nasty, or your carberator is plugged up with crud/varnish from old gas, or both. Sniff of the gas and sniff of some gas known to be fresh for comparison. If there is any doubt drain it and the carberator bowl as well. If it still won't run with new gas, you're going to have to pull the carborator off, dismantle it and clean it. Note: before removal, make a drawing of the exact configuration of the various springs and linkages, and specificaly, if a linkage could go into one of several holes at a paticular connection, note which hole! Do this somewhere where you've got a nice clean surface to lay out the parts. Don't panic, there won't be that many. First clean the outside of the carborator with Gumout, them carefully remove the nut that holds the bowl on. Usually there is a gasket under the bolt head; don't lose it. There will also be a gasket between the bowl and the body of the unit. Note whether there is a lot of crud in the bowl. Hold the carborator body in its normal position without the bowl, see that the float moves up and down freely. While holding the float in position, slide out the float retaining pin, and carefully lift the float away. Be careful here! On most carborators, there will be a small spring that connects the float to the fuel valve; don't lose anything! Now you can start cleaning. Use the spray can of Gumout (with the little tube) to blast out every passage of the carborator body. Note: I strongly suggest you use safety glasses during this part, as it is quite common to have the spray make a "u-turn" and hit you right in the face while clearing the passegeways. Make certain to clear out the main jet which is usually down in the same hole that the bowl retaining nut unscrewed from. If there is any doubt, unscrew the main jet and clean it separately. I have had ones where the crud was so hardened, I couldn't clear it with the spray, I had to run a wire through it. Just be careful not to do anything that would change the size of the opening! In addition to the pasageway, check by the threaded end of the main jet, sometimes there are some channels and/or small holes there which need to be cleaned out. Also check the bowl retaining bolt as sometimes there are small orifices and/or channels at the end. With the throttle nearly closed, check the surface of the venturi near where the throttle plate edge would be touching, look for some small holes in the side of the venturi (they will be quite small, you may need a bright light and a magnifying glass. These are the idle jets, they only work at slow (idle) speeds. There may be anywhere from 0 to 3, so check carefully that you find and clean all of them. The size of these holes is very important; don't shove anything in there that will change the size. If your carborator has idle and/or main jet adjusting screws, I would suggest not removing them unless the unit is exremely dirty. If you remove, be certain to carefully count the number of turns (and partial turns) to remove and write it down! so you can get them to the correct setting Once everything is cleaned, reassemble and re-install. Fill the tank with good gas and fire it up. Note: It will take a moment for the bowl to fill with gas. You can also take it to a shop which will charge a small fortune to do this same procedure. I hope this is of use to you.

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Troy bilt Bronco Tiller no gas ,?
i have a bronco tiller thats seems to not be getting gas, i took the air filter off and sprayed starting fluid in the carb and it starts right up, then dies again, i took the fuel line off and gas flows through the line so i know the line is not clogged, i also put a new spark plug in and the...

Answer 4

well, i'm not big on engines, but for troubleshooting purposes... it DOES start up so it doesn't seem to be the engine. Here are a few other questions. How old is the gasoline? Is it from last year? (left in the tank) Does it take 2-cycle oil? if it does, did you mix the correct ratio ? (40:1 is 3.2oz per 1 gal of gas). The new gasoline w/ the new ingredient in it is messing up a lot of machinery lately, so that might be a problem too. OH also..is the plug the correct plug? It has to be the right one because the gaps are different.

try looking online for a manual. also, see if they have a website with a phone number. It sounds like you did everything you "should" tho.

Answer 5

Is the gas old? If gas was left in the tiller over the winter without stabilizer in it then it has probably turned to varnish. Empty the tank and fill with fresh gas. If it starts with starting fluid then it is not the plug.

Answer 6

Take the spark plug out after pulling a few times if its wet or damp really wet to much gas dry as a bone no gas. fuel filter? cloged fuel line, float in bottom of carb sticking closed,