greenearwax
New Member
My KZ-440 started having an issue recently where I will be going around 60 miles and when I pull the clutch in and shift down to 1st while stopping the engine will cut out. Then it doesn't start back up either. I had to wait about 15 minutes on the side of the road before trying again, at that point it started right up.
From my very limited experience it seemed like the engine flooded, after doing some research I figure I should try cleaning the float valves?
However after doing some research some people had a similar issue due to engine starvation rather than flooding. If that's the case I should clean the vacuum line, tank vent, etc.
I don't have a lot of experience with small engines but i'm pretty good mechanically and confident in my ability to do any fixes with the user manual and youtube but I could use some advice as to what the problem is or how to tell better.
How do I know if its flooding or starved and what's the best way to go about fixing it?
From my very limited experience it seemed like the engine flooded, after doing some research I figure I should try cleaning the float valves?
However after doing some research some people had a similar issue due to engine starvation rather than flooding. If that's the case I should clean the vacuum line, tank vent, etc.
I don't have a lot of experience with small engines but i'm pretty good mechanically and confident in my ability to do any fixes with the user manual and youtube but I could use some advice as to what the problem is or how to tell better.
How do I know if its flooding or starved and what's the best way to go about fixing it?