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    tmiller02 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 4, 2010, 07:54 PM
    My craftsman tiller cuts off if I take choke off
    It runs great on the choke, and it has good throttle response but as soon as I take off choke it cuts off, I put new fuel in it. This tiller has been sitting around for about a year.
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    Jan 4, 2010, 08:03 PM

    I've been a mechanic for about 20 years in the auto field and in my experience take off the carb and clean it good and especially clean the jet that feeds gas up from the bottom of the bowl!
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    Jan 5, 2010, 09:08 AM

    Hi,
    If Tecumseh, manuals here:
    Tecumseh Small Engine Specifications
    Peace,
    Clarke
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