OK guys, hold up a second. Not ALL of us agree that one should summarily order a replacement Chinese made carb instead of rebuilding the original Tecumseh carb. There are people here who will gladly take any of your old Tecumseh carburetors off of your hands.
I have gone the Chinese carb route beginning six years ago when I started on this hobby. That is many engines ago now. They have not lived up to what one would assume a carb should live up to. I have cited the reasons for this several times now, and blame cheap construction, alcohol gasoline (and water build up and corrosion) and my hot weather environment. I AM TIRED OF REBUILDING CHINESE CARBS. I'm not saying this to start another pissing contest, or have some old hairy fat dude start blustering his expertise. Oh wait. That's me. :laugh: Rebuild these carbs.
By the way, there is no ball inside of them that shakes. I have removed all of the plugs, cleaned them, and rebuilt them, and there are no balls. That rattling sound is the float bouncing around against the needle, speaking of which, when you rebuild them, don't forget to remove that microscopic o ring at the bottom of the float valve needle. There is nothing under those plugs, but it does make them easier to clean and blow out. Replace by seating the new plugs with a flat driver, and a tad of permatex. (etc) No rubber sealant.
Manny, great point about checking that float for pin holes.
I have no interest in spending anyone's money, nor anything against a ten dollar carburetor. I'm just saying they are not of the same quality that the Tecumseh carburetors are, and your gas pump gas will corrode them faster than a OEM carb, and they have adjusting issues, where there are inherent air leaks on the pilot (low speed) system requiring some of them to be adjusted with the idle needle almost seated.
I have gone the Chinese carb route beginning six years ago when I started on this hobby. That is many engines ago now. They have not lived up to what one would assume a carb should live up to. I have cited the reasons for this several times now, and blame cheap construction, alcohol gasoline (and water build up and corrosion) and my hot weather environment. I AM TIRED OF REBUILDING CHINESE CARBS. I'm not saying this to start another pissing contest, or have some old hairy fat dude start blustering his expertise. Oh wait. That's me. :laugh: Rebuild these carbs.
By the way, there is no ball inside of them that shakes. I have removed all of the plugs, cleaned them, and rebuilt them, and there are no balls. That rattling sound is the float bouncing around against the needle, speaking of which, when you rebuild them, don't forget to remove that microscopic o ring at the bottom of the float valve needle. There is nothing under those plugs, but it does make them easier to clean and blow out. Replace by seating the new plugs with a flat driver, and a tad of permatex. (etc) No rubber sealant.
Manny, great point about checking that float for pin holes.
I have no interest in spending anyone's money, nor anything against a ten dollar carburetor. I'm just saying they are not of the same quality that the Tecumseh carburetors are, and your gas pump gas will corrode them faster than a OEM carb, and they have adjusting issues, where there are inherent air leaks on the pilot (low speed) system requiring some of them to be adjusted with the idle needle almost seated.