"spongehead" wrote in message
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I got the needle at a local repair guy for 2 bucks. Came with needle,
clip and some liitle white gasket looking thing. The white thing didnt
quite fit anywhere so I left it out. Put everything together and it
started right up but didnt last long. I have to keep pushing the bulb
to keep it going. Is it because of the little white thing or am I
losing air somewhere?


Is this an engine with a float bowl carb? If so, remove the banjo bolt that
holds the bowl on and clean out the tiny passages in it, those clog easily.