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Briggs and stratton 8hp wont run without choke

Will not run unless choke is full on

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Have you cleaned fuel line and tank to make sure no restrictions to carburetor?

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SOURCE: 8hp briggs and stratton in a go cart. is feeling

Make sure the governor baffle is working freely. and the carb has no crud in it. Chk out this site:
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SOURCE: i have a 8hp briggs and stratton motor on my ride ...

yes u need a starter and battery

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Posted on Mar 23, 2010

SOURCE: I have an 8hp briggs on a coleman generator and it

Drain the gas out of it. If there is a fuel filter, replace it. Get some carburetor cleaner and put a little of that plus a little fresh gas in the tank and run it through. Do that a couple of times until it will run without the choke. If that doesn't work you will have to disassemble the carb to clean it. Use a gas additive like Sea Foam to keep the gas usable longer without gumming up. If you are going to leave it unused for a month or more, run the gas out of it.

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