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Your carb should NOT leak......Carb 101
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Posted by Scott on February 03, 2004 at 10:01:07 from (216.43.77.143):
Why is it that so many people suggest that the carb on your old tractor just might leak gas??? "Just shut the gas off", or "Some are too old and worn to get right", or some other statement to that effect! I can't believe that people are so bewildered by a simple carb! These things on these old tractors are about as simple as it gets! Let's have a carb lesson and put all those myths to rest. Your carb should NOT leak gas. You should NOT have to shut the gas off while not using it....I've got a 641 Workmaster that the fuel shut off DOESN'T EVEN WORK on it! It's froze in possition! (Yes, that shouldn't be so either, but I'm waiting for time to do the dog legs this spring, and my carb doesn't leak) At the bottom, you'll find an article previously written, and free for the access right here on this site. I'll also input some of my personal knowledge real quick. Don't bother with the environmentally safe carb cleaners. This being said, remove all jewlery before working. Good carb cleaner under the watch or ring burns bad! Also, for cleaning passages, if you don't have air, use needle nosed pliars to pull a wire from your wire brush. Their small enough to fit into the passages. (I turned wrench for several years on motorcycles...that's a proffessional tip I've not yet given out!) Follow the trails of the passages. Take a minute to look for all holes, and make sure they run carb cleaner completely through. If not, you've got a plugged passage. MAKE SURE YOU USE SAFETY GOGGLES OR A FACE SHIELD!! CARB CLEANER WILL SHOOT RIGHT BACK AT YOU!!! These things are simple! I've found that if it needs cleaned, and you don't have to take out the needles to get the carb cleaner to flow, you generally don't have to adjust anything when you're done! Floats don't change while being used, so if you don't change the needle, DON'T CHANGE THE FLOAT! On the needle, my personal experience is that the triangular brass needle tends to drop out of the seat cleaner than the aluminum colored ones with the seperate head on them....must be the weight. That said, NOT ALL NEEDLES NEED CHANGED! Cleaning carbs on motorcycles, mopeds, 3 & 4 wheelers, I rarely changed needle and seats! Over the 5 years I spent doing this work, I probably changed TWO, and I've delt with some NASTY carbs! I am not bragging, but if I can take an abandoned corrosion FILLED carb and make it run, you can make yours work. Try grabbing the end of the needle while it's in the seat with a small pair of needle nosed pliars and giving it a twist while holding it in....this is seating it. One last tip, and I'll stop my rant. Please try to work over a shop rag or three. In case you're afraid something might drop out on you, it won't roll away from you, and you'll be able to find it. Now, GO CLEAN THOSE CARBS AND MAKE SURE THEY DON'T LEAK!!!!!!
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