Power valves

[bigpapasean]

Will a bad power valve make an engine hard to start?

[1BIGJIM]

When mine went bad I could not start the engine. Dumping raw fuel down the intake in buckets

[bigpapasean]

that mite be my problem

[Moneypitt]

NO......A bad power valve will not effect starting. Well, maybe if it was totally rotted out, 100 yrs old, and totally gone. High float settings, or hot percolation of fuel MAY affect starting. When it does start, does it blow black smoke?

[Hotcrusader76]

Originally posted by Moneypitt
NO......A bad power valve will not effect starting.
Yes it will.