I took foam out of 5hp briggs gas tank and now it runs rich

DanS1 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Feb 5, 2012, 09:42 AM

I took foam out of 5hp briggs gas tank and now it runs rich

After removing foam from gas tank engine runs too rick

DG Posts: 1,375, Reputation: 109

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Feb 9, 2012, 05:37 PM

I remove those all the time , that's not the problem , check the diaphragm between the tank and the carb.
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