Reply To: Stuck carb needle

[Bob Wight]

I had the same problem recently while preparing the carb on my RD-18 for an overhaul. Neither needle would budge. Similar to what Buc suggested, I dropped the entire carb in a crockpot of water, turned it on high and let it soak for about 30 minutes. Both needles then backed out. The float bowl was covered in varnished old gas so after pulling the needles, I put the carb back in the crockpot, this time with a 50/50 mix of water and Pinesol. After a couple hours soak, the carb came out real clean.

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20
1982 Evinrude 25hp

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