Re: 2J Champion Trouble Shooting

[fisherman6]

Buc,
Mine leaks a bit of water in the same place and my cylinder runs cool also. Thank you Frank for the info on the cooling system. I wasn’t sure how that one worked either. I just knew mine was staying cool. I’d say with 90 psi yours should run well amd idle nicely. Mine has 100psi and I don’t think it has a lot of hours on it. The other thing the thicker gasket may affect is the depth of the drill point where the idle tube picks up fuel. I’m not sure how critical that is on these, but you’re right. It could also be of setting the high speed needle seat and that may have an effect also.

I have a 2hp Elgin with a Tillotson that someone once hastily removed the bowl from without backing the high speed needle out of. The needle was badly bent and mushroomed over where it had been screwed into the solid part of the carb body several times. I was able to straighten the needle and reshape the point and it turned out to be a decent runner too. Still, it may be better if everything was perfectly straight?
-Ben

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