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That is an excellent article! I bookmarked it yesterday lol
Very thorough information and very detailed images. But even using those settings (bottom jet seated, top jet 1.5 turns) it still won’t run without manually putting gas in the throat of the carb. Only thing I can think of is the crank seal is bad and it isn’t pulling a vacuum.? Is that even possible? lol
Ps when i first tried to start it i pulled it maybe a dozen times. The petcock was plugged with gritty gooey sandy gunk that reeked of varnish. I rinsed the tank with fresh gas and blew it out good with an air hose. Took petcock apart and thoroughly cleaned then reinstalled. Gas flows well now. Bowl fills quickly. Does not get sucked into the motor from the carb. I’m not a pro on 2 strokes by any means but it appears that gas would flow up from the main jet into the center of the throat of the carb. With that rubber nozzle washer sitting tight against the bowl i feel like it would block the flow of gas to the needle and not allow it to travel up the jet.