Reply To: carb adjustment two Elgin 1.25

[Timothy McDonald]

Thank you frankr. I am fortunate to have a third motor and carb to examine. The extra carb is on the table and you’re right, the needle has to come out first. Using a jeweler’s glass to examine the seat shows it is not in good shape. I don’t know what the carbs on those two engines are like. I just cleaned them and didn’t know what to look for. The seat in this case is just the pot metal casting. The needle tips are smooth metal, steel I presume. However, under the magnifier (25 power) the lathe marks are obvious. The pot metal seats are rough. What I see are two rough surfaces in contact and trying to micro regulate a very small engine. I started this thread hoping to avoid damage. What I will try to do is polish both seat and valve tip.
BTW…those of us with small boats/canoes, have a very limited choice of engines.
more to come…