Jamey:
There is a miniscule O ring at the bottom of the tube in the carb piston.
It is held in place by an equally small star washer. You mest devise a
small wood tool to remove the star washer, so that you can change the O
ring. If this O ring is bad, and they usually are, then it allows the carb
to suck the oil our of the tube. Then you have to keep topping it up at
frequent intervels. This is a very touchy fix, but important.
Skip.........At 12:38 AM 10/27/97 -0800, Jamey Harris wrote:
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>Those who have been following my misadventures know that I was having
>problems with a sticky float needle valve, and that I was planning to
>replace it with a grose jet. Before I get too far I will give you the
>stats - 79B w/ Zenith 175 CD-2 carb. I got the grose jet, and I had the
>foresight to order a carb rebuild kit and carb tool in case there were any
>problems. When I pulled the float chamber off the gasket disintegrated.
>This made me think that I might want to put that carb rebuild kit to use
>when it arrives, so since I had the carb on the coffee table and it
>wasn't going back under the hood untill I at least replaced the gasket, I
>started taking it apart and cleaning things up. Now, besides my
>roommates wanting the carburettor off the coffee table (no Jeff Foxworthy
>jokes here please) I have a few dilema's...
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>1. I have no experience with carburettors, but I'm pretty confident that
>I can take it apart, and put it back together with relatively few pieces
>left over and make it work. Does anybody want to talk me out of it?
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>2. I'm planning to follow the Haynes manual and replace everything that
>comes in the rebuild kit. Are there any tips, subtleties, no-nos, etc.?
>Anything else I should replace? Any tips on how to know when it's time
>to replace any specific parts?
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>3. Are there any other resources I will need?
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>Thanks,
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>Jamey Harris
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