kfa4303
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Re: first time Carb Rebuild any Pointers
They should. They're usually sort of a black color. However, the most important thing is that the packing rings, which are made out of a sort of redish cardboard-type material, are sandwiched between the small metal barrel and the brass nut. As fuel fills the carb passages, the packings swell to from an air tight seal. The nylon washers are mostly there to protect the packings from getting crushed too badly.
Here's a pic of your carb kit. The packings are surrounded by the yellow triangle and the nylon washers have red boxes around them.Again, the packings are to be sandwiched between the nylon washers, which are in turn, to be sandwiched between the brass nut and small metal barrel.

They should. They're usually sort of a black color. However, the most important thing is that the packing rings, which are made out of a sort of redish cardboard-type material, are sandwiched between the small metal barrel and the brass nut. As fuel fills the carb passages, the packings swell to from an air tight seal. The nylon washers are mostly there to protect the packings from getting crushed too badly.
Here's a pic of your carb kit. The packings are surrounded by the yellow triangle and the nylon washers have red boxes around them.Again, the packings are to be sandwiched between the nylon washers, which are in turn, to be sandwiched between the brass nut and small metal barrel.
