Vintage Engine Repairs
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I’m a big fan of having an accelerator pump on a carby, but the o-rings are a known weak point.
For your reference, buy them from an o-ring supplier - it’s about 20-30 cents a piece. From Stihl / Zama, you can buy one size and not the other.
Lots of people block off the accelerator pump drillings and in some machines this works well, like the 200t, on other machines, this affects metering chamber volume and will cause strange running characteristics. I have yet to repair a machine with a worn piston or bore yet, but that does happen and is worth checking too. But having the o/rings on hand can make a quick fix for a leaking acc accelerator pump. I hope it helps.
Size One - 3x1 metric fits:
Size Two - 2.3x0.8 metric fits:
For your reference, buy them from an o-ring supplier - it’s about 20-30 cents a piece. From Stihl / Zama, you can buy one size and not the other.
Lots of people block off the accelerator pump drillings and in some machines this works well, like the 200t, on other machines, this affects metering chamber volume and will cause strange running characteristics. I have yet to repair a machine with a worn piston or bore yet, but that does happen and is worth checking too. But having the o/rings on hand can make a quick fix for a leaking acc accelerator pump. I hope it helps.
Size One - 3x1 metric fits:
Size Two - 2.3x0.8 metric fits: