Stem Gasket in Carb

dopey39

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Hello All,

First I want to send a big thank you to all on this forum. I have been fixing a 1991 Mercury 75 hp ELPTO with the help from this website.

While I was cleaning my carburetors, I saw that the stem gasket was missing on one of them. I have put them back together and the motor fires right up and idles fine.

My questions is what does the stem gasket do and can I run the motor without it for a short time.

Waiting for new one to come.

Thanks,
 
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