Frustrated User Guide: 1981 Troy-Bilt Pony Tiller Will Not Run

1981 Troy-Bilt Pony II Garden Tiller
Symptoms: Starts on the first pull if gas is squirted into the air intake of the carburetor, but will not stay running. So the engine has spark and compression, but the carb can not lift gas from the tank.
Question: Can we fix it this problem for just $2 (in 30 minutes or less) or should we trash and replace the whole tiller for $1500?
Answer: Let's find out!
Part Numbers:
ENGINE: 5HP Briggs and Stratton, model 130292, type 0793-01 80102907
CARBURETOR: Briggs and Stratton Part# 299437
CARBURETOR DIAPHRAGM KIT: Briggs and Stratton Part# 270026
AIR FILTER: Briggs & Stratton Part# 27987, Superseded to 27987S
Small engine repair channels mentioned in the video:
James Condon - / @jcondon1
Mustie1 - / @mustie1
Other great small engine repair channels:
2vintage - / @2vintage
Chickanic - / @chickanic
Hope this info helps someone... Thanks for watching!
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[@RickTurnerSylvaniaRealtor]

Excellent video! Thank you for sharing the information!

[@thetubeschannel]

this is helpful and appreciated.. I have the same model. Good carb and engine. nice video.

[@robertbaysinger1309]

You can used some 2 stroke fuel line to splice the broken pickup tube back on if you ever need to use the backup carb.

[@mariannepina9545]

We were late this year, but next year we'll be good to go!

[@Blutnase]

Taryl Dactyl would say that diaphram is hard as a carp.

[@itsumonihon]

11:23 i feel like you could've used a socket and ratchet to get in there and despite the minimal travel, a decent ratchet without slop would let you get the bolt out. i need to do this repair in the next few days, i'll let you know if a ratchet does the trick

[@LawrencePina]

No room for a socket and a ratchet at that spot, but a ratcheting SAE wrench might have worked. Unfortunately, I only had a set of ratcheting metric wrenches and none of those fit the bolt head very well. Thanks for reminding me. That's why I had a set of ratcheting SAE wrenches on my shopping list! I had completely forgotten why I'd written that. It's tough to get old...