I'm trying to solve a choke issue on a Briggs 550E 140CC with the plastic carb, build date of December 2014. I'm the second owner.
My issue is that it came with a carb that seems to require the choke linkage that connects to the top of the muffler. However, the muffler doesn't have that connection or linkage and doesn't look like it ever has. My question is: Could this mower have originally come with a different style carb that had a different choke system? Every replacement carb that I'm seeing online is identical to the one I have.
I seem to remember thinking at one point this plastic carb had two different tops that accommodated different linkages, springs, etc. If that's the case, does anyone have a part number for the non-thermostatic choke version? When I enter my model number at the Briggs website, it lets me see the operator's manual but I can't access the parts list.
Thanks a lot.
My issue is that it came with a carb that seems to require the choke linkage that connects to the top of the muffler. However, the muffler doesn't have that connection or linkage and doesn't look like it ever has. My question is: Could this mower have originally come with a different style carb that had a different choke system? Every replacement carb that I'm seeing online is identical to the one I have.
I seem to remember thinking at one point this plastic carb had two different tops that accommodated different linkages, springs, etc. If that's the case, does anyone have a part number for the non-thermostatic choke version? When I enter my model number at the Briggs website, it lets me see the operator's manual but I can't access the parts list.
Thanks a lot.