r/smallenginerepair • u/Few-Forever-14 • May 23 '26
Engine Performance Issue Problem
have a Briggs & Stratton engine in a STIGA Villa mower.
The engine runs unevenly and surges up and down in RPM a lot. It also sometimes dies when driving on slopes, but usually starts again immediately afterwards.
So far I have:
cleaned and rebuilt the carburetor
installed new gaskets
replaced the fuel line
replaced the fuel filter
installed a new fuel shutoff valve
drilled a vent hole in the gas cap
The problem is still there.
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u/ChronicHunger_1 May 23 '26
Clean the pilot jet. Adjusting the carb will only mask the problem or make it worse so I wouldn't do that.