Elgin 12 HP....running .....But

[cc lancer]

Elgin 12 horsepower....58 or 59 model.<br /><br />Put it back together this evening, and cleaned the carb. and it started right up. But I need some help:<br />1. I mixed 8 oz. of 2 cycle oil to a gal. of gas and it appears to be to much oil.<br /><br />2.When I try to idle it down it sputters and quits.<br />Is it sucking air some where, or what.<br /><br />There is a little drop down silver door in the front where there is a jet, does this have to be adjusted when going from high RPM to slow speed?<br />Or set it and forget it.? Is there a low speed jet any where on the carb.<br /><br />3. The top cylinder is just a little bit warmer than the bottom is this normal?<br />Thanks!!!.

 

[JB]

Re: Elgin 12 HP....running .....But

A 16:1 mix shouldn't harm the engine at all, lancer.<br /><br />Using modern, TC-W3 oil you can probably get away with 24:1, but I wouldn't go any leaner than that.<br /><br />Sounds like it is starving at low speed, unless it just needs warming up. <br /><br />When you cleaned the carb, did you blow air or push a fiber through the low speed jet all the way into the carb throat?<br /><br />Not familiar with your carb, but there is a fair chance that the adjustable jet is low speed and merely needs to be backed oout a tad.<br /><br />Good luck.

 

[cc lancer]

Re: Elgin 12 HP....running .....But

Well JB,<br /> my little 12 is running great, I was using a W-2 oil. I went to the Auto parts store and got the W-3 oil and split the difference and mixed a patch of 20:1, and put in a new fuel line to the pump, and now it will idle waaaay down.<br /><br />There is satisfaction to bringing one of these little engine back from the dead.<br />Thanks for the info.