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    Aug 23, 2007, 06:33 PM
    Briggs 18hp ohv Stalls Out
    Briggs 18HP OHV runs for a few minutes then quits. Today when I tried to start it blew gas out of the exhuast. Is it valve problem and could decent handyman fix myself?
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    Aug 24, 2007, 04:06 PM
    Yes, and yes. Although it could be the needle valve staying hung open by the float being out of adjustment, or a small microscropic piece of trash in the carb.
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