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Originally Posted by 1811woody
Thanks for the info guys! Its a new day I'll do some more tinkering based on your info and see what I can figure out. I'm still curious if it was a fuel problem shouldn't the starting fluid allow it to at least hit? I did some torqueing of bolts on the intake manifold and carb last night the manifold bolts were a little loose (vacuum leak)? The engine had already been run so of course it fired right up I'll see if it helped at all today after sitting. Its funny the seller said it was really cold blooded he didn't say it was near impossible to start I guess I should of asked for clarification. Of course when I went to go look at it he had already started it so it started right up for me.
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Yes, it should fire on starting fluid, although it like gasoline has a shelf life. We don't any more, although in the past inflated truck tires and started the old 2 cycle Detroit's with it and found if the can was a year or more old it had went bad. Don't recommend using starting fluid on your Kohler and should not need to. Just need to determine the hard start issue and repair. Even though the fuel level in the tank is higher than the carburetor, it will not free flow fuel through the fuel pump and if the fuel in the carburetor evaporates due to the engine being warm when shut off, an electric fuel pump will refill it before starting. I have a JD 318 and before I installed an electric fuel pump, if it sat for over a week (summer and winter) you had to crank and crank to get started. Now I just turn the key on, wait 5 seconds and start it right up. If you decide to install an electric fuel pump be sure to get a low pressure one (3.5 pounds or less) otherwise the needle/seat in the carburetor will not control the fuel level in it!