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Author Replaced needle and seat.
TP

2006-08-08, 5:25 pm

I have a troy built mower 5.5 hp Tecumseh. It was dripping gas
out the carb. I removed the carb. Replaced needle and seat.
Cleaned it(spray/rinse/air)and replaced gaskets.
It does not have a carburetor adjustment screw. The engine
smokes (runs rich). Just a red primer blub on the side. What
went wrong? How do I adjust the carb?

Thanks
TP
Srgnt Billko

2006-08-08, 8:25 pm


"TP" <to2000ny2000nospam@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I have a troy built mower 5.5 hp Tecumseh. It was dripping gas out the
>carb. I removed the carb. Replaced needle and seat. Cleaned
>it(spray/rinse/air)and replaced gaskets.
> It does not have a carburetor adjustment screw. The engine smokes (runs
> rich). Just a red primer blub on the side. What went wrong? How do I
> adjust the carb?
>
> Thanks
> TP


How old is it and what's the model number of the carb ?


Artemis

2006-08-08, 8:25 pm

TP wrote:
> I have a troy built mower 5.5 hp Tecumseh. It was dripping gas out the
> carb. I removed the carb. Replaced needle and seat. Cleaned
> it(spray/rinse/air)and replaced gaskets.
> It does not have a carburetor adjustment screw. The engine smokes (runs
> rich). Just a red primer blub on the side. What went wrong? How do I
> adjust the carb?



It is adjusted by the level of the float. The higher (lower when you
have it upside down on the workbench) it is the richer it will run.

--
Art
barry@sme-online.com

2006-08-09, 1:25 pm


Artemis wrote:
> TP wrote:
>
>
> It is adjusted by the level of the float. The higher (lower when you
> have it upside down on the workbench) it is the richer it will run.
>
> --
> Art


Also, the float must float- be free of leaks.

Then there are the mixture adjustments- typically high & low-speed.
Sounds like one or both of yours are waaaaay rich. Typically turning
clockwise leans mixture.

J

Srgnt Billko

2006-08-09, 5:25 pm


<barry@sme-online.com> wrote in message
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>
> Artemis wrote:
>
> Also, the float must float- be free of leaks.
>
> Then there are the mixture adjustments- typically high & low-speed.
> Sounds like one or both of yours are waaaaay rich. Typically turning
> clockwise leans mixture.
>
> J
>


Sounds like you didn't read the problem the original poster has.


Artemis

2006-08-09, 8:25 pm

barry@sme-online.com wrote:
> Artemis wrote:
>
>
>
> Also, the float must float- be free of leaks.
>
> Then there are the mixture adjustments- typically high & low-speed.
> Sounds like one or both of yours are waaaaay rich. Typically turning
> clockwise leans mixture.
>


He said there were no adjustment screws. On those carbs you can only
control the rich/lean with the float level adjustment.

--
Art
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