Re: Evinrude carb gasket with wire mesh opening

[frankr]

quote chas56x:

First thing is flashback only happens with 4 cycle engines so that is not a concern. As far as the gasket goes, there are several methods you can use with it.
1. Soak the gasket in water for a few days to swell it up. Then dry it and put a small amount of non-hardening gasket cement, like Permatex #2 on it.
2. Make a new gasket without the wire screen and us it instead. I have a couple of old outboards without the screen and it works just fine.

I have to disagree with that statement. Two-strokes will very often "lean sneeze", where gas explodes in the crankcase. In motors with reeds or intake check valves, it does not blow back through the carburetor, but it certainly can in rotary valve, third port, and other types.

Having said that, I know nothing about the screen in question, so no comment on that.