Pressure Washer won't run??>>

[Burt4x4]

Hey anyone know about presurewashers?

I have a Craftsman 6.75horse 2500psi Briggs & Stratin engine.

When I start it up (cold) it starts to run but white&black smoke starts to blow out like crazy...then the engine dies and will not restart until the next day or several hours later...runs all smoky then dies.

The last time it was working I was spraying of the concrete around the pool then out of nowere it started running weird smoke started pouring out and then it died...so it was running when it died...???

Anyideas were I should start. My warenty is exprired so I plan on tearing into it to see if I can fixer up :2thumbs:
AIr
Fuel
Spark
?????

[Esteban86K5]

Buy a new one and return old one with new receipt. :flipoff2

[jays68yak]

Carb would be my guess. Aside from oil burning. Those B&S motors will run for ever.

[PaloAltoK5]

Is that a two or four stroke motor? If two stroke, did you remember to use two stroke oil in the fuel? :unsure:

[CaptainInsano]

I'm guessing that B&S is a 4 stroke, bad gas possibly? Or running two stroke gas in it by accident? They are pretty damn simple motors, try blasting some carb cleaner through it while it is running.

[Burt4x4]

Thanks guys...ya it's a 4stroker
I will pull the covers off and get some freash fuel in there and mess with it a bit...can't be all that hard to work on....if I remember right I did smell fuel after it died and wouldn't start up again until the next day so may have a fuel issue...
Thanks again for the comments
Burt

[k5LS2]

Bang on the carb with a screw driver handle, the jets are prolly gummed up :beer:

[gr8pumkin]

Bang on the carb with a screw driver handle, the jets are prolly gummed up :beer:

Yep had the same one at work, bang on the carb. If that doesn't work then you'll probley need to take it apart and clean the injectors. What happens over time is the carb gums up and won't fire the right amount of fuel. If you get it running then you can throw some mystery oil down in the gas and that should help your problems

[stunnin650]

choke is stuck closed

[Burt4x4]

The air filter was soaked with oil :blink: and oil was coated in the intake :unsure:
It must have been tipped over errrr somthing but after a bit of carb cleaner and a new filter vvvaaarrrrrrrooooooooooooooooooooomm
Thanks for the replys everyone :2thumbs:
:burt:

[SLOK5]

Damn its fixed, Just when I was going to suggest to get some 40 wt ball bearings and 2 gallons of havoline coolant ... no wait make that Prestone .....