Originally Posted by scratchnfotraction
soak the gaskets in wd40 a little while and they should not stick.

and after you rebuild you carb just make sure you do NOT have any WATER/MOISTURE in your fuel tank/line/filter/pump

I just figured this out myself after 350$ of troubleshootin/rebuilding as I had hard starting-no starting and what I thought was vapor locking THEN no ign spark with low power/carb backfire/stalling & exhaust backfire

2 carbs x2 rebuilds

2 ign. systems.

fuel pump then convert to eclectic pump with a return line.

found 1.5 gallons of water in 22-gallon tank when I drained it, flushed it.

complete fix was a can of BG fuel drier!

nothing more disappointing than rebuilding 2 different carbs only to fill them with water/fuel again to finally figuring out the issue and rebuild one a 3x after a tank flush/fuel drier/22 gallons run through it. engine runs great now.

if I had only started by checking the fuel first.





I ended up having a can of spray silicone and went that route, apparently you can coat most gaskets with lubricants and I always thought they were, in general, supposed to be installed dry or with adhesive... That was surprising...
I didn't flush the lines or tank because I had just been on a short drive where I I ran the tank dry so I'm pretty sure there's no water in the system... I also have a clear fuel filter and no separation...