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Post by jklw77 on Jun 1, 2019 20:25:52 GMT -5
Hello all have a saw ez auto , researching this saw with HDC Walbro carb I watched several videos most of them were Leons thanks for them Leon . , needless to say this is a simple carb but a pain in the ...to tune ,after working on several times ,use only walbro kits u will come out ahead, screw the discount after market ..gaskets kept leaking on pump side ,after getting a walbro kit and A WALBRO STEEL screw { 462667 SCREW} got more torque, NOT ALUMINUM factory screw , and between gasket and screw the leak finally stopped . The quality of the parts u use says it all.
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Post by edju1958 on Jun 1, 2019 21:24:45 GMT -5
I've done many HDC carbs & never had them leak like that. Ed
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Post by onlyhomelites on Jun 2, 2019 9:21:55 GMT -5
after working on several times ,use only walbro kits u will come out ahead, screw the discount after market ..gaskets kept leaking on pump side ,after getting a walbro kit and A WALBRO STEEL screw { 462667 SCREW} got more torque, NOT ALUMINUM factory screw , and between gasket and screw the leak finally stopped . The quality of the parts u use says it all. Well said! Thanks for the tip on the screw, I'll remember that one. I've had a ton of leaks just like you are talking about and they've all been because of cheap aftermarket kits. I don't know what the formulation is there in the gasket material, but it is way too porous. Glad you got the saw tuned finally! |
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Post by blythkd on Jun 4, 2019 18:37:37 GMT -5
Funny (ironic) that I just had this happen a few days ago. I was working on an HDC for my son's 360 and it was running but I noticed it was leaking gas out the screen behind the carb. I took it apart and everything looked good so I put it back together and started it again, still leaked.
I ordered a new Walbro kit and went through the carb again, replaced it. No leaks now.
I'd never seen one leak like that but when I worked in the shop, all we used was genuine Walbro kits from Homelite. I hadn't thought about the possibility of an aftermarket carb kit being the issue until I read this thread. I bet that was the deal.
So I guess I'm on the "genuine Walbro carb kits" bandwagon.
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Post by edju1958 on Jun 4, 2019 18:58:52 GMT -5
I might be jumping on that band wagon in short order myself.For a measly couple dollars more I can get genuine Walbro. Ed
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