Went out to fire up the ole 127 that has been sitting out back since last spring, and the old girl refused to fire up.
Put in a fresh 1/2 gallon of gas in the tank, made sure gas was going to the carb.
Checked and had good spark at the plug.
Removed the drive pin from the driveshaft coupler so the motor would spin over faster.
Removed aircleaner assembly so to use my hand to block off air intake for full choke.
After spinning the motor over a few times I noticed there was no gas going through the carb.
Guess it was a bad idea to let this ole girl sit so long with out any attention.
Took off the carb bowl and found the needle valve stuck, freeded it up and the gas started flowing once again.
Put carb back together and fired up the motor only to have it run at full choke only.
Pulled the main needle jet out and it was full of junk, cleaned it up, reinstalled and try again.
The ole 127 fired right up and ran fine for a few minutes and only hickuped a couple of times.
Decided to take it for a short spin around the farm, by the time I git bak to the house all was good.
Than I decided to park it in the barn for winter storage, better than sitting outside in the weather all winter.
Winter plan for the 127 is to install a clutch in the driveline so it will start easyer in the cold months.
Heres a question on this plan,
Will a clutch and drive shaft from a 102 work in a 127?
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