I have an 8 h.p. Briggs and Stratton which runs a Coleman Powermate generator. Recently the carb started leaking gas. I installed a new carb kit and reinstalled it. I adjusted the idle mixture and needle valves according to owner's manual. I opened the gas valve from the tank and no leaking. The generator started. The generator ran but the RPMs didn't want to level out. I adjusted the needle valve and it ran better. I applied a load to the generator and it ran even smoother under the load. I adjusted the throttle for proper voltage output. During this entire process, the engine stopped several times as if it were out of gas. I would restart with little effort, usually a couple of pulls on the cord. I discovered that as the engine is dying, I can keep it running a while by closing the choke all the way. It runs smoothly, but only at half speed. Eventually it dies. It will restart again. Although I didn't time it, it runs about 3-4 minutes. Model# 190412 Type# 3098-01 Code# 89061310.

Hi, I recent acquired a used Ryobi 310BVR gas leaf blower. I mixed the correct gas/oil ratio and successfully started the blower. I used it for about 90 minutes, turning it off/on several times. After 90 minutes the blower shut off during operation. I figured it was out of gas, but it did have gas left. It wasn't full, but it definitely wasn't running super low. So I re-filled just in case, and I haven't been able to start it since. Any ideas?