New pressure washer engine stalls...replacement does too! Help!!

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 Ben
 2008-07-19 13:24:31
 New pressure washer engine stalls...replacement does too! Help!!
I just bought a Troy Bilt model 020344 pressure washer and pulled it
out to clean the siding on my house. I followed all the steps and it
started on the first pull. However, after a minute or two, the engine
started pulsing and then stalled. I could get it started again, but
it would basically die again right away.

Since I just bought it, I brought the unit back, returned it, and got
another one. The new one showed the same behavior! Am I doing
something wrong? What would account for this symptom in two new
units?

Here are the steps I followed: check oil and gas, run water through
the hose for 30 second, connect water hose and high pressure hose to
the washer, turn on water, pull trigger on spray gun until water comes
through steadily, turn on engine switch, open fuel valve, pull out
choke, start, and push in choke.

Help!!
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 J.H. Holliday
 2008-07-19 16:56:26
 Re: New pressure washer engine stalls...replacement does too! Help!!
"Ben" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:bf83a92c-d05c-4046-bcf5-13d20a4d1f5b@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>I just bought a Troy Bilt model 020344 pressure washer and pulled it
> out to clean the siding on my house. I followed all the steps and it
> started on the first pull. However, after a minute or two, the engine
> started pulsing and then stalled. I could get it started again, but
> it would basically die again right away.
>
> Since I just bought it, I brought the unit back, returned it, and got
> another one. The new one showed the same behavior! Am I doing
> something wrong? What would account for this symptom in two new
> units?
>
> Here are the steps I followed: check oil and gas, run water through
> the hose for 30 second, connect water hose and high pressure hose to
> the washer, turn on water, pull trigger on spray gun until water comes
> through steadily, turn on engine switch, open fuel valve, pull out
> choke, start, and push in choke.
>
> Help!!

Are you using the same gas from the same gas can on the new unit? If yes,
maybe it's bad and the culprit....
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 Ben
 2008-07-19 14:52:42
 Re: New pressure washer engine stalls...replacement does too! Help!!
On Jul 19, 4:56 pm, "J.H. Holliday" <doc@okcorral> wrote:
> "Ben" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:bf83a92c-d05c-4046-bcf5-13d20a4d1f5b@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> >I just bought a Troy Bilt model 020344 pressure washer and pulled it
> > out to clean the siding on my house.  I followed all the steps and it
> > started on the first pull.  However, after a minute or two, the engine
> > started pulsing and then stalled.  I could get it started again,  but
> > it would basically die again right away.
>
> > Since I just bought it, I brought the unit back, returned it, and got
> > another one.  The new one showed the same behavior!  Am I doing
> > something wrong?  What would account for this symptom in two new
> > units?
>
> > Here are the steps I followed: check oil and gas, run water through
> > the hose for 30 second, connect water hose and high pressure hose to
> > the washer, turn on water, pull trigger on spray gun until water comes
> > through steadily, turn on engine switch, open fuel valve, pull out
> > choke, start, and push in choke.
>
> > Help!!
>
> Are you using the same gas from the same gas can on the new unit? If yes,
> maybe it's bad and the culprit....

That's a good idea---I'll try new gas (although the can was filled 1
wk ago).

Also, if the gas were bad, would the engine run for a couple of
minutes before stalling? Weird...
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 Nate Nagel
 2008-07-19 17:57:31
 Re: New pressure washer engine stalls...replacement does too! Help!!
Ben wrote:
> On Jul 19, 4:56 pm, "J.H. Holliday" <doc@okcorral> wrote:
>
>>"Ben" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>>news:bf83a92c-d05c-4046-bcf5-13d20a4d1f5b@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>I just bought a Troy Bilt model 020344 pressure washer and pulled it
>>>out to clean the siding on my house. I followed all the steps and it
>>>started on the first pull. However, after a minute or two, the engine
>>>started pulsing and then stalled. I could get it started again, but
>>>it would basically die again right away.
>>
>>>Since I just bought it, I brought the unit back, returned it, and got
>>>another one. The new one showed the same behavior! Am I doing
>>>something wrong? What would account for this symptom in two new
>>>units?
>>
>>>Here are the steps I followed: check oil and gas, run water through
>>>the hose for 30 second, connect water hose and high pressure hose to
>>>the washer, turn on water, pull trigger on spray gun until water comes
>>>through steadily, turn on engine switch, open fuel valve, pull out
>>>choke, start, and push in choke.
>>
>>>Help!!
>>
>>Are you using the same gas from the same gas can on the new unit? If yes,
>>maybe it's bad and the culprit....
>
>
> That's a good idea---I'll try new gas (although the can was filled 1
> wk ago).
>
> Also, if the gas were bad, would the engine run for a couple of
> minutes before stalling? Weird...

Loosen the gas cap. If the tank isn't vented properly it'll starve for fuel

nate

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 ransley
 2008-07-19 15:09:08
 Re: New pressure washer engine stalls...replacement does too! Help!!
On Jul 19, 4:57 pm, Nate Nagel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ben wrote:
> > On Jul 19, 4:56 pm, "J.H. Holliday" <doc@okcorral> wrote:
>
> >>"Ben" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> >>news:bf83a92c-d05c-4046-bcf5-13d20a4d1f5b@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> >>>I just bought a Troy Bilt model 020344 pressure washer and pulled it
> >>>out to clean the siding on my house.  I followed all the steps and it
> >>>started on the first pull.  However, after a minute or two, the engine
> >>>started pulsing and then stalled.  I could get it started again,  but
> >>>it would basically die again right away.
>
> >>>Since I just bought it, I brought the unit back, returned it, and got
> >>>another one.  The new one showed the same behavior!  Am I doing
> >>>something wrong?  What would account for this symptom in two new
> >>>units?
>
> >>>Here are the steps I followed: check oil and gas, run water through
> >>>the hose for 30 second, connect water hose and high pressure hose to
> >>>the washer, turn on water, pull trigger on spray gun until water comes
> >>>through steadily, turn on engine switch, open fuel valve, pull out
> >>>choke, start, and push in choke.
>
> >>>Help!!
>
> >>Are you using the same gas from the same gas can on the new unit? If yes,
> >>maybe it's bad and the culprit....
>
> > That's a good idea---I'll try new gas (although the can was filled 1
> > wk ago).
>
> > Also, if the gas were bad, would the engine run for a couple of
> > minutes before stalling?  Weird...
>
> Loosen the gas cap.  If the tank isn't vented properly it'll starve for fuel
>
> nate
>
> --
> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.http://members.cox.net/njnagel- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Defects run in batches. Like an unhappy employee screwed the Co. or
drank Tequlia. I never rebuy my return from a same batch .......Alot
of chinese shit is sold here everyday
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 Ben
 2008-07-19 15:32:05
 Re: New pressure washer engine stalls...replacement does too! Help!!
On Jul 19, 5:57 pm, Nate Nagel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ben wrote:
> > On Jul 19, 4:56 pm, "J.H. Holliday" <doc@okcorral> wrote:
>
> >>"Ben" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> >>news:bf83a92c-d05c-4046-bcf5-13d20a4d1f5b@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> >>>I just bought a Troy Bilt model 020344 pressure washer and pulled it
> >>>out to clean the siding on my house.  I followed all the steps and it
> >>>started on the first pull.  However, after a minute or two, the engine
> >>>started pulsing and then stalled.  I could get it started again,  but
> >>>it would basically die again right away.
>
> >>>Since I just bought it, I brought the unit back, returned it, and got
> >>>another one.  The new one showed the same behavior!  Am I doing
> >>>something wrong?  What would account for this symptom in two new
> >>>units?
>
> >>>Here are the steps I followed: check oil and gas, run water through
> >>>the hose for 30 second, connect water hose and high pressure hose to
> >>>the washer, turn on water, pull trigger on spray gun until water comes
> >>>through steadily, turn on engine switch, open fuel valve, pull out
> >>>choke, start, and push in choke.
>
> >>>Help!!
>
> >>Are you using the same gas from the same gas can on the new unit? If yes,
> >>maybe it's bad and the culprit....
>
> > That's a good idea---I'll try new gas (although the can was filled 1
> > wk ago).
>
> > Also, if the gas were bad, would the engine run for a couple of
> > minutes before stalling?  Weird...
>
> Loosen the gas cap.  If the tank isn't vented properly it'll starve for fuel
>
> nate
>
> --
> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.http://members.cox.net/njnagel

This seems to have worked! I started it again and it conked out after
a couple of minutes. I then loosened the gas cap...same thing. I
then took the cap off altogether and everything seemed to run fine!
It continued to work after I put the cap back on. Strange! I hope I
don't have to do such nonsense every time...