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<blockquote data-quote="HFS" data-source="post: 3333459" data-attributes="member: 8862"><p>OP - Sorry for the mansplaining, this post is longer than I intended.</p><p></p><p>If it's one of those all-plastic B&S carbs (i.e., all plastic except for a couple of metal pins inside), it's easy enough that I was able to do it.</p><p></p><p>I think I watched this YouTube video on how to repair the B&S plastic carbs and went from there.</p><p>This guy says 9/32 and 5/16 inch sockets needed for disassembly; I just recall it was two small standard size sockets ???</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]_mfUWBQXk4U[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>NOTE, my cheap mower had some kind of a plastic swiveling piece on top of the carb (can be seen at about 2:45 into the video, has a plastic arm that reaches across).</p><p>Well, the OEM replacement carb I bought did not have this plastic swiveling piece.</p><p>It's mounted on a plastic shaft on the carb. I used a thin flat screwdriver to pop it off the old carb so I could put it on the new one. </p><p></p><p>On mine, this swiveling plastic piece on the carb had a hole that attached to a metal wire that ran over to the muffler. </p><p>It looked like, as the muffler got hot, a metal contraption on the muffler moved and the wire connector reached over to the carb and opened or closed something, via the plastic piece that swiveled back and forth on the carb. </p><p></p><p>Yeah, I know a lot of technical stuff about engines LOL.</p><p></p><p>ETA, the guy in the video shows the tools needed for repair. He includes a can of beer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HFS, post: 3333459, member: 8862"] OP - Sorry for the mansplaining, this post is longer than I intended. If it's one of those all-plastic B&S carbs (i.e., all plastic except for a couple of metal pins inside), it's easy enough that I was able to do it. I think I watched this YouTube video on how to repair the B&S plastic carbs and went from there. This guy says 9/32 and 5/16 inch sockets needed for disassembly; I just recall it was two small standard size sockets ??? [MEDIA=youtube]_mfUWBQXk4U[/MEDIA] NOTE, my cheap mower had some kind of a plastic swiveling piece on top of the carb (can be seen at about 2:45 into the video, has a plastic arm that reaches across). Well, the OEM replacement carb I bought did not have this plastic swiveling piece. It's mounted on a plastic shaft on the carb. I used a thin flat screwdriver to pop it off the old carb so I could put it on the new one. On mine, this swiveling plastic piece on the carb had a hole that attached to a metal wire that ran over to the muffler. It looked like, as the muffler got hot, a metal contraption on the muffler moved and the wire connector reached over to the carb and opened or closed something, via the plastic piece that swiveled back and forth on the carb. Yeah, I know a lot of technical stuff about engines LOL. ETA, the guy in the video shows the tools needed for repair. He includes a can of beer. [/QUOTE]
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