"Srgnt Billko" wrote in message
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"Frank Rosenbaum" wrote in message
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Well, it didn't have to be rebuilt. They did in less than a day what I
don't know how to do. I am usually a DIY, but not with gas engines.

And what would have happened if I broke it more?

Absolutely - you did the right thing. A carburetor is not something to
experiment with without some "training". Very easy to do damage or lose a
small part - or tighten something too hard. But a small engine carb is
very
simple for someone with a little experience. There are only a few parts
that can be cleaned or replaced and only a few passages where gas flows
that
need to be cleaned / blown out. And only one moving mechanism - the float
and it's needle valve. Getting the carb off the machine is half the job -
once off it's only about an hour to take it apart, clean it, and get it
back
together. (unless it's 20 years old and needs to be soaked in carb cleaner
overnight). It sounds like in this case they didn't even have to take it
off the machine.



And only one moving mechanism - the float
and it's needle valve.

Plus the butterfly valve, choke or primer bulb.