hrdman2luv
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I got this 18hp briggs (Intek) It's running a little rough, so I do a little tune up. New plug, air filter and clean out the carb. Crank it up, and it's running extremely rich. So, I take the carb apart against, clean it out again, wire all the little holes. Put in a new needle, and gasket. Crank it back up and same thing.
So, I spray some WD around all the places that might leak air into the carb. No change in the idle.
Take it apart again, to make sure I got the gasket on their right, and the O ring in place. Everything looks fine and dandy. But put all back together, and get the same results.
Considering there are no real moving parts inside the carb (with the exception of the needle, float and the butterflies), can a carb just give up?
I usually don't buy a new one, unless there's a good reason for it. Like rust, or too much gummed up.
But this one was pretty clean when I took it apart. Extremely clean when I put it back together, like 4 times.
So, I spray some WD around all the places that might leak air into the carb. No change in the idle.
Take it apart again, to make sure I got the gasket on their right, and the O ring in place. Everything looks fine and dandy. But put all back together, and get the same results.
Considering there are no real moving parts inside the carb (with the exception of the needle, float and the butterflies), can a carb just give up?
I usually don't buy a new one, unless there's a good reason for it. Like rust, or too much gummed up.
But this one was pretty clean when I took it apart. Extremely clean when I put it back together, like 4 times.