Re: ’83 ERude E5RHCTA 4.5 hp carb tune-up literature

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June 18, 2015 at 2:39 am #18339
legendre
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    quote seahorsedad:

    The full travel for that needle is only 3/4 turn in seated. Hope this clarifies things.

    Not for me. Do you mean that it only travels 3/4 turn from the point the thread engages, to the point in rotation where it contacts the seat? In other words, the needle falls out after turning 270′ CCW from seated?

    If so, that’s not right.. you’re missing a lot of thread in that needle bore.

    All this aside, what makes you think it needs a ‘rebuild’ – did a basic disassembly & cleaning fail to clear the fault(s)? Did you find perished, worn or ruined parts?

    In my experience, the vast majority of successful carb ‘rebuilds’ succeed due to the requisite cleaning, inspection and adjustment, rather than parts replacement. Sunk floats are an exception, of course.. but then again, that’s just a single part..