Disassembly
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Side Draft Carburetor (A
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277061)
1.
After removing carburetor from engine, remove bowl nut and separate bowl from carbure
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tor body. Remove and discard bowl ring and bowl baffle gaskets.
2.
Remove float pin and float.
Check for dents, leaks and excessive wear on float in needle
valve contact area. Check pin brackets for wear. Replace float
as
necessary.
3.
Remove and discard fuel inlet needle, needle seat and gasket.
Any wear on needle or seat
can cause improper fuel level
--
always use new parts.
4. Remove idle and main fuel adiustine needles and
sorines. Insoect needle ~oints--reolace
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.
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needle if chipped or grooved.
5.
DO NOT
REMOVE
choke and throttle plates and shafts.
If these parts are worn or damaged,
replace carburetor.
6.
Thoroughly clean carburetor per instructions in reconditioning paragraph.
Reassembly
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Side Draft Carburetor (A
-
277061)
1. Install new fuel inlet needle seat, gasket and fuel inlet needle.
2.
Install float and float pin.
Invert casting so that float lip rests lightly against fuel inlet
needle.
There
should be 11/64
"
(plus or minus 1/32
"
) clearance between machined surface
of casting and free end of float (side opposite needle seat).
Adjust clearance by carefully
bending float lip with needle nose pliers.
3.
Install new baffle gasket, bowl ring gasket then install bowl and secure with bowl nut (with
bowl nut gasket in place and centered properly).
4.
Install idle fuel and main fuel needles and springs. Turn needles in until they bottom
gently then back out
2
turns on main fuel needle and
1
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114
turns on idle fuel needle for
preliminary adjustment.
DO NOT use force on needles.
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