Lawn Mower Carburetor Setting

Adjustment and repair of the carburetor lawn mowers Instructions for adjusting the carburetor lawn mowers.

Adjusting and repairing the carburetor lawn mowers

The trimmer does not belong to complex household appliances, therefore most of its breakdowns are mechanical in nature and are quite successfully eliminated with their own hands. Even if the engine fails for serious reasons. Damage to the piston ring, for example, repairs are reduced to replacing the part.

But even with a relatively simple design, such a part of the device as the carburetor needs to be adjusted.

lawn mower carburetor setting

Signs of imbalance

Debugging the carburetor must be done during the manufacture of the device. As a rule, the owners will learn about the need to adjust the fuel supply with their own hands only after serious enough breakdowns, in the process of correcting which, the module was removed and, for example, cleaned.

Signs of a configuration failure are the following:

  • Starts, but the engine immediately stalls. Since the engine can only work when a certain amount of gasoline is supplied, if the fuel is too “lean”, that is, the supply channel is blocked, the engine will stop;
  • Too high fuel consumption, a lot of exhaust gases. The result of incomplete combustion of the mixture. In this case, on the contrary, there is too much fuel and the mixture is too dense.

Principle of operation

A carburetor is a power system module in which liquid fuel and air are mixed before being fed into the engine cylinders. Mixing and feeding are adjusted accordingly depending on the tool and its mode of operation.

The carburetor device for lawn mowers is the same for almost all cases. It belongs to the category of float devices. The latter provide stable parameters of ready-made mixtures.

The principle of the module is as follows.

  • Air enters the body of the air damper tube. The latter increases or decreases the air flow depending on its position.
  • In the area where the hole for supplying gasoline is formed, the tube has a narrowing. A diffuser. Here the flow rate increases.
  • Fuel from the float chamber is fed through the nozzle into the tube. The float level determines the amount of fuel supplied. Since the pressure in the chamber is normal, and in the tube it is low due to the greater rarefaction of the air, gasoline is sucked in through the nozzle.
  • The accelerated air flow picks up the fuel and sprays it, forming an air-fuel mixture of the desired density.
  • The mixture is sucked into the cylinder through the pipeline.

The more open the air damper in the tube, the higher the density of the air flow, which means more fuel enters the cylinder. Adjusting the carburetor of lawn mowers is reduced to setting such a ratio of flaps, at which the density of the fuel mixture becomes optimal.

 

Signs of imbalance

Debugging the carburetor must be done during the manufacture of the device. As a rule, the owners will learn about the need to adjust the fuel supply with their own hands only after serious enough breakdowns, in the process of correcting which, the module was removed and, for example, cleaned.

Signs of a configuration failure are the following:

  • Starts, but the engine immediately stalls. Since the engine can only work when a certain amount of gasoline is supplied, if the fuel is too “lean”, that is, the supply channel is blocked, the engine will stop;
  • Too high fuel consumption, a lot of exhaust gases. The result of incomplete combustion of the mixture. In this case, on the contrary, there is too much fuel and the mixture is too dense.

Adjusting and repairing the carburetor lawn mowers

The trimmer does not belong to complex household appliances, therefore most of its breakdowns are mechanical in nature and are quite successfully eliminated with their own hands. Even if the engine fails for serious reasons. Damage to the piston ring, for example, repairs are reduced to replacing the part.

But even with a relatively simple design, such a part of the device as the carburetor needs to be adjusted.

Carburetor Adjustment Lawn Mowers Highlights

Despite their high productivity, mobility and unpretentiousness in work, modern lawn mowers can hardly be attributed to complex devices. Over time, any mechanism is subject to wear and tear, and therefore parts and assemblies require special attention from the owner. One of these trimmer elements is the carburetor, designed to form a fuel mixture and feed it into the combustion chamber. Increased fuel consumption with proper observance of the proportions of gasoline and oil or a drop in engine power indicate the need to adjust the carburetor of the gasoline trimmer.

Carburetor Trimmer Adjustment

The initial step in restoring the correct operation of the fuel system is to clean the air filter.

Trimmer carburetor with screws

Experts recommend rinsing it in a solution of water and detergents after every 10-15 hours. Direct adjustment of the carburetor trimmer is done with three adjusting screws:

  • Fuel adjustment screw (“L”);
  • High speed adjustment screw (“H”);
  • The screw that is responsible for the engine idling (“T” or “AT”).

Adjusting the maximum speed screw for lawn mowers

After restoring the fuel supply at minimum speed and adjusting the idle speed, it is necessary to check the stability of the mechanism at an increased speed.

Tuning at maximum speed

The motor is adjusted at high speeds in order to protect against overheating and to reduce hand fatigue when pressing the accelerator button. If the internal combustion engine is unstable at maximum speed, then the screw “H” must be tightened slowly until smooth and precise operation is ensured.

During the operation of the lawn mower it may be necessary to readjust the fuel screw (“L”) for optimal speed gain.

Do-it-yourself lawn mowers carburetor adjustment

Lawn mowers, like all gas powered garden tools, are not difficult to maintain. It is possible and necessary to repair, configure yourself. For example, adjusting the carburetor of a lawn mower with your own hands is a matter of five minutes.

A lawn mower carburetor is a unit in the power system. In it, like any carburetors, there is a process of mixing air and fuel (gasoline) for further supply to the engine cylinders.

The main problems and malfunctions of the carburetor.

Mesh filter. There are often only two problems with this element:

  1. Blockage.
  2. Breaking.

In order to find out the cause of the breakdown, the fuel filter cap is unscrewed to remove the strainer. If dirt just accumulates on it, then flushing in gasoline or blowing will help.

If there is visible damage to the mesh filter, it is imperative to install a new one. There may also be damage to the fuel supply pipe (during repair, they practice checking this element).

The carburetor starter in most cases does not function due to blockages. Use acetone or the same gasoline for flushing.

Blowing compressed air into clogged carburetor parts is an acceptable and convenient repair practice.

Lawn mowers carburetor device

The basis of the carburetor for lawn mowers is an aluminum body. It contains a diffuser (hole with internal contours). Air is blown through this hole. The flow rate of oxygen (air) depends on the cross-section (orifice) of the diffuser.

The diffuser is equipped with fuel channels. Fuel is drawn in from them using an air stream.

Outside the carburetor is installed:

  • Fuel pump;
  • Jet system;
  • Fuel-air mixture control system;

Do-it-yourself lawn mowers carburetor adjustment

Lawn mowers, like all gas powered garden tools, are not difficult to maintain. It is possible and necessary to repair, configure yourself. For example, adjusting the carburetor of a lawn mower with your own hands is a matter of five minutes.

A lawn mower carburetor is a unit in the power system. In it, like any carburetor, there is a process of mixing air and fuel (gasoline) for further supply to the engine cylinders.