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Default Small Engine Carburetor Rebuild or Replace?

On Sep 28, 7:18*am, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:52:25 -0700, "Steve B"





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"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message
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KC wrote:


On Sep 26, 7:07 pm, Jon Claude Killy wrote:
How do I know to replace a carburetor on a small engine instead of
rebuilding the carburetor?


Have you priced a new carburator lately? Do it and you'll answer your
own question.


I've said before that they were too cheap to spend any time/money
futzing with an old one--- but I've met resistance every time so I
quit posting it. * * I guess it is a matter of choice & what else one
might do with that time to frustrate themselves.


Jim


They get $5 or more for the little rubber primer bulb on a Briggs. *Can't
imagine what they would want for the whole carb.


About $50 for most of the ones I've priced in the last few years. I
hate to waste $30, a day of running around, remove, clean, replace,
pray- and then find out it was one of those balls under a Welch plug
that won't reseat. * *For $50- I remove, replace, and start the
engine. [the last two I got were dead on adjusted from the factory.]

*Look yours up-

http://www.jackssmallengines.com/bri...gine_parts.cfm
[his site search sucks so I use the part number & Google it once I get
to his site]

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I remove, clean, and put back on. No running around. Cost $0.