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Originally Posted by ccpullin
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!
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I agree about the tank and fuel flow that was proven to me on my 1811 with m18 if fuel was below 1/2 tank it took forever to get the pump to pull fuel to the carb so I'm sure this 1872 has the same issue. Do you by chance know the part number of the pump you use?