Pressure Washer does not start ?

XCR-700 · 08-14-2022, 11:16 PM

This problem plagues me too often in recent years and no amount of fuel stabilizer or effort of draining gas/running engine out of fuel seems to help.

In most cases when it happens to me, I must pull the carb, and spray clean it with Gumout, and use fine wire welding torch cleaners to clear the various passages.

In a few cases I have found new carbs on sale on eBay or Amazon or elsewhere for really short money. Got a brand new carb for a Craftsman snowthrower for $16, so I just stuck the old one on the shelf and avoided all the labor and the $18 rebuild kit! Yes the rebuild kit was more than the NEW carb,,,

Well thats my experience.

Best of luck.

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08-14-2022, 11:16 PM	#11
XCR-700 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,342 Thanks: 757 Thanked 538 Times in 313 Posts	This problem plagues me too often in recent years and no amount of fuel stabilizer or effort of draining gas/running engine out of fuel seems to help. In most cases when it happens to me, I must pull the carb, and spray clean it with Gumout, and use fine wire welding torch cleaners to clear the various passages. In a few cases I have found new carbs on sale on eBay or Amazon or elsewhere for really short money. Got a brand new carb for a Craftsman snowthrower for $16, so I just stuck the old one on the shelf and avoided all the labor and the $18 rebuild kit! Yes the rebuild kit was more than the NEW carb,,, Well thats my experience. Best of luck.