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A post of mine after I ran into similar problems... Enjoy. Re: Carb Adjustment on Jiffy Auger« Reply #2 on: Mar 11, 2005, 09:53 AM » Reply with quote Modify Remove --------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Pull the yellow plastic caps out of the carb adjusters.2. Lightly seat both of the carb adjustment screws.3. The left screw, the "low" idle adjustment should be turrned out 1 1/8 turns.4. The right screw, the "high" idle adjustment should be turned out between 5/8 and 3/4 turns.Adjust from there....I like to leave the cap on the auger and find myself a big pile of snow. That way I can run the thing, at idle and wide open and everywhere in between without digging a hole or harming the blade etc...I also prefer doing this with two people, one person to hold the auger and one person to set the fine tuning on the carb. So, have one person start up the auger. The idle should be fairly strong. If it's not, open up the left screw a bit... If you turn it too much the engine will stall. Then have the other person gun the throttle. If the engine chokes, turn out the right screw a "c" hair and try again. You want to be able to go from idle to full on with no hesitation.If worse comes to worse, I live in the Worcester area... lol.
Okay here is my 2 cents worth.If it is a Yellow Jiffy it most likely hasn't had the recall. They need to put a new carb on. Take it to a dealer and this will be done free of charge. If it has had the carb replaced or is a WHITE Jiffy then take it to a shop. REMEMBER to tell the guy you will be starting it outside and the carb needs to be adjusted outside the shop. A Friend of mine had his back 4 times before the mechanic set the carb OUTSIDE in the cold weather. Runs like a champ for 2 years now. A good oil gas mixed properly with a little Stabil in it and you won't have any problems.
i have never had a starting prob with my jiffy until i bent the metal gas cap and bought the plastic replacement now i have to loosen the cap because the breather doesnt aloww enough air in to run properly
Does anyone know if it hurts the auger if the throttle is held in while pulling the recoil rope? I would think that it could in gauge the cluch and damage it.
This will not hurt anything..in fact it usually will help in the starting process. Sounds like it's a fuel problem (not getting any/enough) ....carb. problems!!
Bring up STIHL.... I sell and service STIHL. I have asked for an ice auger from STIHL. There responce is " we will not advocate anyone walking on a frozen lake and drilling holes in the ice. We may be deemed liable."What the ?? OK! They make a fantastic "dirt" auger...but no ice bit. The price is not for the faint of heart though!!