Help!! New Auger

[Netcowboy]

Hi, I just got a Jiffy 4G Lite auger. Nice machine. The only thing is I can't get it to idle at all. The only way is to hold the throttle a little or keep priming it. Otherwise, it only runs for a few seconds. Any ideas?

Thanks

[JiggerDan]

1st thing I'd do, rebuild the carb. Kits are cheap enough & relatively easy. And I'd use only ethanol free gas.

[UFCreel]

Contact Jiffy with your concerns. 

[Netcowboy]

Thanks, it's brand new. Just got it two days ago.

[Big Ice Hole]

Did you break it in like the instructions said?

[Netcowboy]

What do you mean by break in?

[Netcowboy]

No mention of a break in method in the users manual. What next?

[Tackle]

There is an idle adjustment screw on top of the throttle where it pivots.

I don't know about the 4G Lite, but the Pro 4 have a carb screw in the middle of the area where the throttle pivots on the carb. It may have a little cap in the middle you need to remove.

Otherwise check for kinked hoses. Or watch for bubbles in the hoses.

[Chris338378]

If it was me I'd call Jiffy and tell them about it, it's brand new and should work without having to do anything other than adding gas.

[JiggerDan]

For a brand new auger, disregard my post about rebuilding the carb. I agree with the suggestions in the other posts. Good luck.

[PaWhiskerWacker]

Find the throttle plate, there will be a tapered idle screw that moves the plate in and out.  Tighten the screw an 1/8 of a turn in and try it again.  Did you have it shipped or buy it local, sometimes engines need tuned for your position at sea level.  If it was shipped from far away I would have a local shop tune it up for ya.   Anything with an engine could benefit from being tuned to your specific gravity.  Sounds like a simple adjustment.  The spark plug gap may be a bit wide too, when the engine's rpm's are low the voltage isn't high enough to make the leap.  At the factory. they set the carbs to factory specs, start them and run them for a few minutes and slightly adjust, they do not put much time into tuning them.  If you want it to run right, take it to a local trusted tuner. good luck

[3300]

return or exchange it.
if you want to keep that one, let jiffy figure out how they will pay to make it run right. you shouldn't have to pay any more for a new auger to function. make jiffy send a working version of it.
i'm sure they run into this all of the time and know what to do about it.

[Netcowboy]

Returning the auger is not an option. I had a hard time getting it and had to get it shipped to me from the other side of the country.

[UFCreel]

Call Jiffy 1- 800-344-0712. Plus they are a sponsor of this site.

[perch assasin]

go to a good small engine shop and have them adjust the idle should only cost $20 had to do it with my jiffy ran like crap brand new bought it in now it runs great remember they test these things in a 70 degree factory we use them in freezing temps little bit different conditions good luck