new carb
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Kaptain Krunch
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Its very rare that a carb wears out to the point where you have to replace the whole thing. It is sometimes necessary to clean it, or rebuild it with new gaskets, needle seats, etc.
Only once have i seen a carb so bad that it had to be replaced, and that was one my dads mid 70s JD tractor, the butterfly shaft had worn into the carb body to the point where it was just too sloppy to work well, and it was sucking in unfiltered air.
Only once have i seen a carb so bad that it had to be replaced, and that was one my dads mid 70s JD tractor, the butterfly shaft had worn into the carb body to the point where it was just too sloppy to work well, and it was sucking in unfiltered air.
it is both, especially if you are building up your motor. as kap'n points out carbs rarely go bad. the jets and slides are the normal parts to go out on those type of carbs. if your 'bosses' (pilot holes) for rotating parts open up, a new carb would be advisable as you will not be able to tune your carb for all the air leaks. if you have your engine running with breater installed and you can spray some carb cleaner or other combustable at or near the carb, and it raises the engines speed you have an air leak. on motos the carb mount is made of rubber and if 15-20yo, will sometimes be cracked.
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