Posted by Steve@Advance on January 13, 2016 at 12:19:01 from (108.245.66.82):
In Reply to: Small engine problems posted by Charlie M on January 13, 2016 at 08:52:07:
If you can get the carb apart without damaging any gaskets, chances are you can get by without a kit. The object is to clean, clean, clean! Poke out every jet and passage. Clean the jets with a piece of wire, make sure you are down to the bare metal. Then put it back and try it.
If it still won't run, double check everything about the carb, check the spark and replace the plug(s), check for vacuum leaks, check the valve lash.
If there are no mixture adjustment screws, the final solution is to rejet. Best to find a replacement main jet, one to experiment with and still have the original, just in case. But if you do have to open it up, it requires surgical accuracy. You need a set of number drill bits, use the shank end to determine the size, then go one step up, try it, keep increasing it until it runs.
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