I have a infuriating problem with a pressure washer, it's getting to the point where I'd love to take some thermite to the damned thing...

I bought this pressure washer just last year and had issues from the start..

It's a husky 2600PSI washer with a Kohler 13.5HP (I think, I know it has 13 on it)

Cold starts are a Dreaded Nightmare. you have to yank and yank and yank... pushing the prime does not help (it does move fuel, see below)

In the off chance you manage to get it running it sputters and dies almost instantly. the last time we used it (just saturday) we could not get it going with out using "Start you Bas****" fluid. and to keep it running we pushed the primer a ton of times just to keep it running.

The things we've done,

Taken the carb apart. (4 times now) checked the float to make sure it was working, checked the Jet(s) to make sure they were clean. checked the fuel it was clean and new... Oil is at the right level... put in a new spark plug (no difference at all) Made sure we had spark, It appears to be a good strong spark..

Hot starting is just as bad, if you run it out of gas or even turn it off and try to start it again. your outta luck for atleast a half an hour or more. and yesterday the on/off switch refused to work... any ideas?

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed