countryhog
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Rebuilding a backpack blower. Cleaning everything in prep for reassembly. I inherited this from my ex son-in-law about 10 years ago. Thinking this thing is 10-12 years old. Got couple questions:
1. - While cleaning case where jug mounts and notice what looks like motoseal. Don’t think anyone has been in this since it left the factory. I’ve never used sealant when using a gasket; is this common? None of the surfaces are scratched or pitted so don’t see any need. What says y’all?
2. - The ports look like the carb is set really rich and everything is coated with carbon. Unfortunately this is a barrel type carb with no mixture adjustments that I can see. Yeah this thing is 10 years old but c’mon, this much carbon? In the ports, top of jug, inside the jug, all over piston, the rod is coated, the rings were STUCK, etc. question is, is the any way to tune the carb so it’s a little leaner?
thanks for any suggestions
1. - While cleaning case where jug mounts and notice what looks like motoseal. Don’t think anyone has been in this since it left the factory. I’ve never used sealant when using a gasket; is this common? None of the surfaces are scratched or pitted so don’t see any need. What says y’all?
2. - The ports look like the carb is set really rich and everything is coated with carbon. Unfortunately this is a barrel type carb with no mixture adjustments that I can see. Yeah this thing is 10 years old but c’mon, this much carbon? In the ports, top of jug, inside the jug, all over piston, the rod is coated, the rings were STUCK, etc. question is, is the any way to tune the carb so it’s a little leaner?
thanks for any suggestions