Recent content by badcrc

Yeah, I've taken apart a lot of carbs but I've never swapped a different one onto a machine. I still have an old Craftsman with a B&S engine that had the governor spring broken off and the throttle linkage bent that I use every year and I still can't get the idle right. It works, it just isn't...

Sheesh, I might as well just sell this thing for parts for that price. I think I'll order a couple floats and needle valves off ebay and see if they work first. It's a shame some simple parts aren't available. Thanks for the info though.

Just got a response to my email to Briggs & Stratton. I've already searched for the carb part number to no avail. The email says:

I can't seem to find numbers on the engine itself, but on the label next to the B&S label there's a Mitsubishi label that says: Displacement: 127cc Family: 5MVXS. 1271GB DOM: 051101 In the manual under engine specs it says: Model: Mitsubishi GM132 Rated Horsepower: 3.25 at 3600rpm Displacement...

I have a Briggs & Stratton 3000/2000 watt generator that wouldn't start, so I pulled the carb apart and it was all gunked up. When I took off the float there's some very thin and small plastic tabs that hold on the needle valve and one of them snapped. I can't find this carburetor or a rebuild...