carb kit...whats the point?

JCD · Jul 25, 2010

Just wondered if anyone could tell me what is in a carb kit, that makes it more worth while than disassembly and clean-up. Other than a bad float or needle and seat, I don"t see where there is much to wear out. Any opinions?

Anonymous-0 · Jul 25, 2010

Don't you like to put the carb back together with new gaskets and a new float valve?

A kit gets all those parts together under one part number.

I just ordered enough parts to do a carburetor clean on a Kawasaki FH601V. It was no fun trying to figure out which gaskets and o-rings I would need and to order every single part by its own number.

Bob · Jul 25, 2010

Throttle shafts and bushings (if used) wear.

People destroy jets while trying to "fix" things by removing them.

Even if they're not destroyed installing the nice new shiny brass jets gives guys a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Of course, sometimes the new jets (nowadays probably from "the land of almost right") aren't actually exactly correct and make things worse.

SCHMUCK 1 · Jul 25, 2010

Some carburetor problems are caused by leaky gaskets. Most are caused by dirt/blockage. I usually find that the gaskets tear or are compressed enough they won't seal properly if re-used, so either way, new gaskets are almost always necessary.

pete 23 · Jul 25, 2010

Carburetor kits depend entirely on what your intentions are and where you are getting parts. On the older IH tractors, I rarely use a kit as it has a bunch of stuff you don't want or need and not the things you do want. I take them apart and determine what I want then order or pick them up.

Billy Shafer · Jul 25, 2010

With some carb kits. They have parts you can't get unless you order the kit. I order kits because of the gaskets you can get in them. Some gaskets can't be reused.

rustyfarmall · Jul 25, 2010

A Marvel-schebler carburetor cannot be disassembled without ruining the gasket. At least I've never been able to save the gasket.

old · Jul 25, 2010

I have in the past got by with an old gasket but that is 1 in 10 that I might get lucky and the gasket come out with out harming it. But as I said you do not get lucky often but it careful it can be done sometimes

Inno · Jul 25, 2010

This is why I keep a roll of gasket paper around. There isn't much that I consider worth buying a kit for with the tractor. The float bowl gasket isn't hard to make and I've replaced a couple of carb. to manifold gaskets recently. I will eventually buy a kit when the needle/seat are worn out or if the float develops a hole but for a general teardown and cleaning I will just make my own gaskets and clean 'er up. All is good!
My 2 cycle engines are a whole other story, the diaphragms get stiff and they no longer pump fuel, I generally keep those kits on hand.

Bill in IL · Jul 25, 2010

When I have a leaky needle and seat it seems I can never get it clean to make it stop leaking. New parts fixes it right up.

Having that trouble again on my M. Need to get to town for a new needle and seat.

Jerry/MT · Jul 25, 2010

Cleaing the carb is the most inportant part of the rebuild, in my opinion.

Having said that the throttle shaft wears and so do the throttle shaft seals. Some gaskets don"t work correctly after they"ve compressd, some gaskets tear on removal, needles are run down in their seats so hard they are grooved and don"t work correctly, parts are damaged in removal, etc. If you"ve rebuilt more than one carb you"d see a lot of this stuff.

There is nothing more maddening to me than tearing something down and not haveing the correct parts to put it back togther. And this usually happenswhen the parts store is closed so you can"t run down and pick up that $0.35 gasket. Kits help eliminate that problem.

Mike (WA) · Jul 26, 2010

Generally, if you have a kit on hand, your gaskets will be reusable. If you don't have a kit, you'll tear every one.

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