bilzbobaggins Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Ive gotten the carb apart. Im fairly certain its been done before as i found(or didnt find)missing parts. I got a can of chem dip. EVERYTHING GOES IN THIS THAT IS NOT RUBBER OR PLASTIC???? Right?? Should every piece in and out go in???? This is my first time doing a carb. I put everything in labeled zippy bags..LOL...i look like a bad dope dealer. Any thoughts or suggestions will be awesome to the max... thanks jeff Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Only the metal parts that are dirty, need cleaning. Personally I never dip. Just clean the parts with Carb Cleaner, and blow out all the passages. Make sure you replace the missing parts! That alone might make it run purr-fect again. Quote Link to comment
bilzbobaggins Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 cool....got em all cleaned up....got to wait till tommarow to put back together...grrrrrrr.... jeff Quote Link to comment
Braden Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 USE THE CARB DIP!!!!!! LET THE JET BLOCK SOAK !!!!!!! LET ALL 3 PIECES OF CARB SOAK!!!!!!! i can stress this enough, the carb dip is designed to chemically dissolve varnish left by gasoline, spray carb cleaner alone is not enough!!! the carb spray will work great to loosen the dirt and grime but to actually clean the varnishes from the passages you need to use the dip, let it soak and take your time, i actually soaked mine then scrubbed it with soapy water then pressure washed it to rinse it, you could also try the soda blasting method after the dip to ensure cleanliness!!! Quote Link to comment
Braden Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 i hope you didnt throw all of the jets into one bag, they are different size orfices even though they may look the same, the secondary and primary jets are different, i have found it easier to draw the jet block on a piece of white paper then lay the jets out exactly where they go so when it comes time to reassamble you just put them back in the same hole that you drew it coming out of Quote Link to comment
bilzbobaggins Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 i dipped and sprayed them....they look lots better...and yeah...the jets are each in their own bag and i recorded the size w/ the diagram....cant wait for the morning... thanks jef f Quote Link to comment
bilzbobaggins Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Got the thing put back together....got everything back on the truck.....wont run...finally got it to run w/ lots of pedal....sounds like its running on 2 cylinders..... rained all gd day...had to quit when the sun went down.... gonna run four new plugs tommarow after work gd...thing was clean, dry and ready to be put back together....let it dry over a day...blew it out....all jets are in the correct places....oh well go from suppa high idle to no idle..go figure jeff ps ANYONE should try to rebuild these things....it was not that tough(granted mine might be messes up), wish i would have done this months ago... Quote Link to comment
Braden Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 good job on rebuilding, im glad you werent scared of it, mayeb we can help you get it going, i know when i rebuilt mine it was a headache tuning it afterwards (i ahdnt ever tuned a carb before) the mix screw on mine is so sensitive if i turn it out a half of a turn it will backfire and when i got to take off it wont have any power, plugs wires and cap and rotor and maybe points is a good thing to do when you rebuilda carb, try the plugs first, it sounds to me like you just need to adjust all of your idle circuit Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Average success rate for 'dipped' rebuilds is pretty low. A quick clean-and fix success rate is much higher. Yes, guys who have successfully done it before like me and ghettobraden can rebuild them any day 100% but i'm talking about average first timers. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 If it was previously rebuilt and assembled wrong you may not have changed anything but clean it. The rebuild kit had settings for the float drop level and choke unloader correct?? Quote Link to comment
herculesinwyoming Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 If it was previously rebuilt and assembled wrong you may not have changed anything but clean it. The rebuild kit had settings for the float drop level and choke unloader correct?? it is a simple carb i dont understand why people mess up the rebuild. make sure you didnt miss any vacum lines or simple stuff like that. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 it is a simple carb i dont understand why people mess up the rebuildYes i wonder sometimes too. But then last year I couldn't get my lawnmower runnning correctly. Some crud got in the tank, so I clean it and the carb. Like i done many time. It was running, I even mowed the lawn a few times but it just barely ran. So simple... There are about 5 parts to a B&S lawnmower carb. But I couldn't get it running right. On the fifth take apart and try again I finally noticed of those few parts I had put one in upside down. Was running perfect in a few minutes. So mistakes happen. Could have avoided it if I'd bought the carburetor manual, maybe. Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Yes i wonder sometimes too. But then last year I couldn't get my lawnmower runnning correctly. Some crud got in the tank, so I clean it and the carb. Like i done many time. It was running, I even mowed the lawn a few times but it just barely ran. So simple... There are about 5 parts to a B&S lawnmower carb. But I couldn't get it running right. On the fifth take apart and try again I finally noticed of those few parts I had put one in upside down. Was running perfect in a few minutes. So mistakes happen. Could have avoided it if I'd bought the carburetor manual, maybe. which parts were upside down if i may ask ? Quote Link to comment
bilzbobaggins Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Datzenmike....This is a manuel choke carb. Im assuming a choke unloader is for a electric choke carb. I did the float ajustment. It looks good in there. I just got home. Im going to put the four new plugs in and see what happens. The parts that were missing were the parts in the anti-dieseling solenoid and both check balls. Be back later with updates thanks jeff Quote Link to comment
bilzbobaggins Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 still cant get her to run...sounds like shit.....running on 2 or three....got spark.....think its getting fuel...get back on this on my day off if i get one... lol jeff Quote Link to comment
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