RollTideCamp wrote:
theoldwizard1 - I am going to check the gas tank, I am hesitant to try to tear down the carb before the weekend, do you think I could use something like gumout without taking the carb all the way apart?
Personally,
I have never had good luck with any carburetor cleaner additives !I have done some research and the BEST additives use P.E.A. (polyetheramine). Some Gumout products have P.E.A., so do not. Techron is a brand of P.E.A
(like Kleenex is a brand of facial tissue.)"An once or prevention is worth a pound of cure !" At least once a year drain the fuel tank, slosh some crab cleaner in it and drain that also. Re-fill with fresh fuel. If you do this, you likely can run E10 with no issues !
Very hesitant to add this, but ...
Single cylinder, 4 stroke engine carburetors are virtually identical. The quick way to clean one is as follows. (If this does not work, you need to remove the carburetor and completely disassemble it.) I can do this job is less than 10 minutes.
โข Turn off the fuel
(use Vise Grips to lightly pinch the hose or drain the tank).
โข There is a nut on the bottom of the carburetor bowl. Carefully remove it. You will spill some gas at this step !
โข Inspect the bottom of the bowl for "crud". Clean if required.
โข The nut is also a jet. Make sure all passages are clean. You might need a sewing needle to unclog them if they are very bad.
โข Using spray carburetor cleaner with a straw, bend the straw and shoot the cleaner up into the tube where the nut/jet threads into.
โข There is a rubber gasket/O-ring between the bowl and the carburetor body. DO NOT SPRAY CARBURETOR CLEANER ON IT BECAUSE IT WILL SWELL AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REASSEMBLE THE CARBURETOR !
โข Re-assemble
If that gasket does swell, clean it with some warm soapy water, rinse and let dry. It should shrink back to it proper size.
