I'm troubleshooting an overly rich condition on this little motor. Have good ignition (coils have been replaced, new points and condensers.) Carb has a new needle, seat, and float. It basically floods at any more than 1/4 throttle. Smokes like crazy and will eventually load up and stall. Runs like a sewing machine at idle though.
I started looking at an IPL of my carb and noticed that there is supposed to be a gasket or seal of some sort around the main jet. It is item #61 in the diagram.
My carb doesn't have anything of the sort around the main jet. If my theory is correct, the missing seal would allow gas to bypass the jet creating a rich condition. I did try fitting an o-ring around the jet but it was too large to fit in the hole. I got the part number and ordered the seal, however it's way too large to be installed the way I imagined it. Could anybody tell me how that seal is oriented? I thought that is slid onto the jet, and sealed against the "shoulder" in the middle. That won't work with the seal I was sent. It could be the wrong part, I'm not really sure.
I started looking at an IPL of my carb and noticed that there is supposed to be a gasket or seal of some sort around the main jet. It is item #61 in the diagram.
My carb doesn't have anything of the sort around the main jet. If my theory is correct, the missing seal would allow gas to bypass the jet creating a rich condition. I did try fitting an o-ring around the jet but it was too large to fit in the hole. I got the part number and ordered the seal, however it's way too large to be installed the way I imagined it. Could anybody tell me how that seal is oriented? I thought that is slid onto the jet, and sealed against the "shoulder" in the middle. That won't work with the seal I was sent. It could be the wrong part, I'm not really sure.
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