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RE: 1147cc tune-up carb problems

To: Tim Benner <tbenner@woh.rr.com>,
Subject: RE: 1147cc tune-up carb problems
From: Chris DeStaffany <destaff@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:58:14 -0700 (PDT)
It sounds like you probably have worn throttle shafts.
 Easiest way to tell is, while the engine is running,
shoot a little carb cleaner where you think there
might be a leak.  If the engine changes rpm, you've
got a leak.  Then it is time for a rebush.

Christopher DeStaffany
Friday Harbor, Wa 
> Is it possible to run too rich at idle and too lean
> at speed?  The reason I
> pose this question is that in playing with the carb
> linkage a few minutes
> ago I noticed that the throttle shafts seem a little
> loose in their
> bearings.  They can be jiggled up and down.  Not an
> extreme amount but they
> do look loose.  Maybe a packing little bit of grease
> on the shafts where
> they enter the carb body would make a quick test of
> this theory... or am I
> thinking too hard?
> 


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