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Briggs and Stratton 123K02-0454-E1 Choke Not Closing?
Briggs and Stratton 123K02-0454-E1 Choke Not Closing?
I'm visiting my daughter's family in Virginia, and volunteered to repair their Craftsman push mower (model no. 917.387681). Problem: Starts right up, but dies after a couple of seconds.
Looks like the choke is not closing. Discussion here and there says these engines, or some of them, have thermostatic-controlled automatic chokes. Not sure if this one does, though. What I thought was the choke seems to be a throttle plate, held open by a spring. Is that the choke. The lever on the other side of the engine pivots on a bolt going inside the engine body, not an independent thermostat. So I am confused.
Is the spring-controlled moveable plate the coke or a throttle plate? Is the lever a thermostat, or a governor?
Can't see to find good diagrams or photos or videos of this particular model no., even here on Jack's.
What am I missing?
Engine model: Briggs and Stratton 123K02-0454-E1
/Mr Lynn
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