The neighbor's pressure washer would not start, and it seemed like an interesting challenge. Mr. Warren said that it ran for a bit and died. When we sprayed ether in the carburetor it ran for a few seconds and died.
Diagnosis: clogged fuel line.
After disconnecting where the fuel line went into the carburetor, fuel leaked everywhere. Humm. Diagnosis 1 wrong. Patient still not alive. Next I opened up the carburetor and did a superficial cleaning. After doing this, the washer sputtered and ran with the choke half open.
Diagnosis 2: clogged carburetor.
$19.95 later, Walmart was shipping a new carb. Replacing a carburetor was super easy ... about a 10 minute job. This may have been the first thing that was easier than I predicted that it would be. Afterwards the thing cranked and ran great. Now everything in the yard looks like something that needs to be pressure washed.
Power Washer in Action - July 14 update
Mr. Warren let us borrow the working pressure washer ... and we made quick work of removing dirt, algae, grime from the front walk and driveway.
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