Hey guys, I don't come here with a problem, but sort of a request. I'm really interested in learning about small engine parts, their operation, and theory. Is there a book or PDF file out there that starts from the beginning and would be an excellent entry level guide to small engine repair? I'm a journeyman electrician, so I don't consider myself completely green around the gills, I just want to learn all I can. Thanks.

I'm having a real hard starting a tecumseh HSKK50 engine. I have replaced the carb, and sparkplug, use fresh gas with no change at all. I can get it started after a while (10 minutes - which is tiring) of pulling, adjusting the choke, but then it stalls out after about 30 seconds. This seems to warm the engine and makes starting it a little easier, but still stalls out. In years past after a half hour of this it would eventually run, but I haven't been able to get to that point this year - probably becasue I haven't tried hard enough yet. Any idea what the problem could be? No adjustments on the new emissions carb, spark plugged is gapped correctly. Oil level is ok. Always used fuel stabilizer in the past, but drained the gas tank of old fuel and now using fresh. I've used starting fluid sprayed into the carb, and even taken the sparkplug out and sprayed in there - no help. the starting fluid even seems to flood the engine (just one quick spray). I have the carb cover off currently. I prime it a couple of times (2 primes causes gas to drip out of carb - normal?) then pull - it pulls "easy" like it is turing over a little (as opposed to if you pulled without the spark plug connected - it would feel like a dead pull). have to pull many times, doesn't seem to like full choke - eventually pulling on half choke it starts. Any ideas or help what steps to take next? Changing carb and plug has exhausted my small engine knowledge. This is exactly how it acted before i changed the carb,plug and gas. Thanks