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Thanks guys. First, the idle screw on mine is definitely adjustable as you can see in the pic. I think the new Briggs replacement is not adjustable (as well as the cheap Chinese knockoffs that cross to this). I think they are as Star describes. Second, I don't know how the main jet we've...

Thanks for the reply. I have a couple sets of micro-drills and I use a hand-held pin vise with them. As you indicated, I too have had kinda 50/50 luck with ultrasonics. One last question. I've taken a closer look at the pics of the 498298 replacement carb and, like your pic above, I see the...

I have the adjustable idle screw.

498298 (missed a digit)

Sorry for the confusion Rivets. I'm referring to the nozzle that is drawing fuel from the aux tank into the carb body. That has a brass insert with a small orifice which I assumed, perhaps wrongly, was the "fixed main jet". If you look up a Briggs 49828 on their store and look at the bottom...

I thought I'd make one more observation since Star mentioned this may not be the original carb. When I look at a Briggs 498298 carb, it does indicate for example, that it is a sub for the part (492611) that is listed in each of two IPL's (new from current B&S site and original/old) I have for...

I thought I'd make one more observation since Star mentioned this may not be the original carb. When I look at a Briggs 498298 carb, it does indicate for example, that it is a sub for the part (492611) that is listed in each of two IPL's (new from current B&S site and original/old) I have for...

Thanks guys. Yes Rivets I'm positive it's plugged. I have it in my hand and it's real easy to blow on the pickup and no joy. (I agree 90% of the time it's a bad diaphragm and/or a dirty/plugged tank pickup screen. Otherwise they are pretty bulletproof. The diaphragm in this carb was toast...

Engine is a 5HP Briggs horizontal shaft I/C engine. 132212-0362-01 Carb part number: 492611 It utilizes a fixed jet in the pickup and mine is plugged. The engineer in me would like to know what the actual jet size is and then I can run a micro-drill in to clean it out. Based on my...