Eskimo repair?

[Zugunruhe]

My five year old Eskimo Stingray just plain quit when I last fished Big Creek two weeks ago- quit as in I had drilled a dozen or so holes in succession and on the 13th one it just quit.  No sputter, no slow loss of power, just quit.  Let it sit for a bit, tried starting again and with a lot of coaxing and nearly flooding it, got it to cut another hole before it quit again, same fashion.  This time I could not get it to restart at all.  Fast forward to last night, I got it out and tried starting again to no avail.

Three years ago I had a similar issue and found that the connector for the on/off button had come undone so I pulled things apart knowing that it was unlikely that this was the issue as I had soldered the connection in place.  Sure enough, everything right where it should be so now I'm stumped.  I didn't pull the spark plug but wondering if there might be an issue there as it is the original plug.

Anybody got any suggestions on where to start or know of someone in the Des Moines area that works on Eskimo small engines- I think this one is a Viper.

[anderson_dc]

Change the plug first and see if that remedies your problem.  If not, then contact a service center.

[mjmeyer]

I've had the same problem with mine (a 4 year old Stingray 33 cc Viper engine). It would run fine, drill a dozen holes then quit like flipping a switch. I would prime it drill a few more then again, like flipping a switch, quit. I've been told (on here) it may be a pinhole in the diaphragm and that rebuilding the carburetor is in order. The kit is a little over $11 from Eskimo. I have not done mine yet but may do it before I sell it. I recently purchased the Z71 with considerably more power.
The plug would be a quick thing to rule out, though. At least examine it.
Mike

[del]

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[toofuss]

If you don't feel up to tackling this yourself send me your number. I would be glad to take a look. Very likely the carb issue stated above. There are 3 things you have to have, compression, spark, and fuel. The rest is tuning.

[Kevin23]

Sounds electrical if there was no sputtering or bogging down. Pull your plug and see if you are getting spark. if not, try a new plug first (NGK BM6A) since you probably need a new one anyways. Then bypass your switch and see if that fixes it. If there is still no spark, then the next place is the coil.

[tricohatch]

If you don't feel up to tackling this yourself send me your number. I would be glad to take a look. Very likely the carb issue stated above. There are 3 things you have to have, compression, spark, and fuel. The rest is tuning.

There is 4 things you need, the one you forgot is timing. I have seen some shear the key in the flywheel(some flywheels it's actually part of the aluminum casting). If you want a colonoscopy take it to Beaver Mower!

[toofuss]

Way to stick me trico lol. I dont think his is a timing issue cause it restarted for him. I'm thinking fuel delivery myself.

[tricohatch]

Way to stick me trico lol. I dont think his is a timing issue cause it restarted for him. I'm thinking fuel delivery myself.

Toofuss, It could be a fuel problem especially if he has been using the ethanol fuel! The alcohol that is mixed with the gasoline reacts adversely to the rubber parts in the carb, fuel line etc. My best friend use to own the original Beaver Mower when it was on Beaver Avenue! It's definitely not what it use to be 15 years ago!

[ASATMillerbluegill]

This guy is awesome on everything.

Naylor Service & Sales
2924 Willis Ave Perry, IA 50220
(515) 465-2248

[anderson_dc]

This guy is awesome on everything.

Naylor Service & Sales
2924 Willis Ave Perry, IA 50220
(515) 465-2248

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Phill knows his *#^@ with small motors!