Wheel Horse B80 Engine Problem

[Joshwah Valentine 3]

Hi im a little new to wheel horses and i got a 1975 wheel horse b80 4 speed. recently when i went out to start it it started but then it ran for ten sec and died. its been doing this for a month now and i cant figure out the source of the problem, at first i tryed the plug and that wasnt the problem then i rebuilt the carb, that didn't work. so i replaced the coil and still doing the same thing as before. so if anyone has some info to what the problem could be i would be greatful. thank you 

[daveoman1966 3,841]

Replace the condensor....the little shiny thingy with one wire to the coil.  These go bad when warm over the years...40 or so in your case.   About $5 bux 

[Achto 29,408]

 Especially if it will run at lower RPMs and not at high RPMs. Also check your fuel pump. Remove the fuel line from the carburetor and turn the engine over, you should get fairly steady spurts of gas out of the line. 

 

Edited May 9, 2017 by Achto

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[Joshwah Valentine 3]

It doesn't have a electric fuel pump it's gravity fed but I will defiantly try the condenser 

Edited May 9, 2017 by Joshwah Valentine
Needed more info

[WHX?? 51,805]

Well that rules that out then I guess.  Should this horse have a fuel pump on it? Maybe recheck your mixture settings. I had a piece of gunk from the tank get in a fresh carb cleaning because I was too stupid to use a 1 dollar filter.

[Joshwah Valentine 3]

It has an in line filter but I'm not sure if it should have a fuel pump on it or not 

[Achto 29,408]

I believe that there should be a pump on the front of the engine under the carburetor. That is if it still has the Kohler engine in it.

[Racinbob 11,947]

I'm thinking yes, it should have a fuel pump on it. My 76 B-80 did. Not that it wouldn't work on gravity but I'm wondering if the previous owner messed with it.

 

Here's the pump. Your fuel line will be different because this is a 64 but the pump is in the same place.

 

[Joshwah Valentine 3]

OK it's like that it's a rubber hose insted of the metal one. Thank you all for helping me figure this out I'm going to check all this out and see if it works 

 

[953 nut 60,136]

    Be sure to use non-ethanol gas. You may want to replace the rubber fuel line and filter and clean the carburetor, the ethanol will make a mess of things.