I used the word "kit" in my description. That was probably a bad choice. The carb is brand new and came with all the other new parts (air cleaner, primer bulb, fuel filter, fuel hoses, spark plug, etc). I don't know the brand of carb, but it did look exactly like the original. I did not do any cleaning or washing of the carb because it was brand new. I read a different post that suggested taking the fuel hose (the one with the filter) off of the carb. Then slowly prime until gas comes out of the open fuel line. If the level drops there might be a bad seal. I did this and the level did not drop. One other thing I thought about was the spark plug gap. I will check that tomorrow, however, if the gap were not right, it would probably not run at all. I did remove the carb one more time to check the gaskets and seals. All seems to be as it should.
Am I on the right track or have I missed something obvious?
BTW, a few months ago, my power washer would barely run and would quit for no reason. I recently replaced that carb/fuel tank and it works like a dream now. I know it's a totally different engine and carb, but it tells me it can be done and that encouraged me to do the same on the FS55RC.