Reply To: Rebuild Carb or Cross My Fingers?

[LARRY CATON]

Thanks everyone!  I just got home from camping in a remote area.

I don’t know if anything on my carb leaks yet because I haven’t got the motor reassembled, and it wasn’t running when I bought it.

I was speculating about whether the carb’s inlet needle seat might be dried up even though everything else looks good.

Part two was about the goop I saw on the bowl drain screw.  I didn’t know if that was normal. I’m going to fill the bowl with fuel and see if it leaks.  If it does, I’ll try Loctite on the threads.  If that doesn’t work, I’ll tap the hole for a bigger screw.  The point is that I want to be able to drain the bowl if the motor won’t be used for a month or more.

1956 Johnson 15 Hp, FD-10
1957 Johnson 5.5 Hp, CD-14
1958 Johnson 5.5 Hp, CD-15