bankerjohn
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I'm in the process of tearing the carburetor apart on my 1996 9.9 4-stroke Evinrude motor ... and I'm "stuck"!
The manual says to remove the "air vent" before cleaning ... and it says to "press the air vent back in" after cleaning. Problem is, I've tried gently pulling and wiggling this plastic piece with a small pair of pliers ... and it doesn't seem to want to budge!
Does anyone know a better way to remove it ... without tearing it up? Since the instructions don't say "screw it in ... or out", I assume it's just "pressed in" ... but I'd hate to ruin it trying to remove it!
Here's what it looks like:
UPDATE: I just left it in place ... ran the carb in an ultrasonic cleaner for 30 minutes ... blew it dry and re-assembled with rebuild kit parts ... motor now runs much better (at least in the driveway)!
The manual says to remove the "air vent" before cleaning ... and it says to "press the air vent back in" after cleaning. Problem is, I've tried gently pulling and wiggling this plastic piece with a small pair of pliers ... and it doesn't seem to want to budge!
Does anyone know a better way to remove it ... without tearing it up? Since the instructions don't say "screw it in ... or out", I assume it's just "pressed in" ... but I'd hate to ruin it trying to remove it!
Here's what it looks like:
UPDATE: I just left it in place ... ran the carb in an ultrasonic cleaner for 30 minutes ... blew it dry and re-assembled with rebuild kit parts ... motor now runs much better (at least in the driveway)!