> My test is t0 squirt a little starting fluid in the carbs &
> then try to start it.
John beat me to it. So all I can add is that I find that ordinary
carburetor cleaner actually works better for this purpose than modern
"starting fluid". Just a brief spray down each throat, perhaps one second's
worth, then stop spraying and try to start the engine. You may need to keep
cranking for a bit, but if it doesn't at least fire after 10-15 seconds of
cranking, then IMO you have no ignition or no compression.
However, on the bad gas point, I suspect that 5 year old fuel may actually
be better than 2 year old fuel in CA. The ethanol that has replaced MTBE
seems to both make it "go off" far faster than before; and be more apt to
plug passages and float valves. My lawnmower has started every season for
almost 20 years, but last year it would NOT run until I cleaned both the
float valve, and the main jet. And I literally had to chip away what looked
like a lime deposit, to clear the main jet. Gumout wouldn't touch it.
Randall
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