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Ah, I never took off the intake block to see gasket #14. Now I see in the diagram it matches the gasket I have left sitting on my bench lol. I’ll replace it when I can, but, good news for now is after tweaking the low and the high mixture screws it’s running great. Couple other things - it...

Thanks for the info. Forgot to mention the exhaust port is clear and ok. What I WAS missing was the fact that there was an idle mixture adjustment 🤣. It was alllll the way out from the factory. Only have 2 minutes and have to run out for the day but I quickly put that screw in all the way and...

when I disassembled things, there was only one gasket, which was between the carb and the intake hole on the engine. The kit did come with two gaskets but I know they usually do sometimes have extras for other fitments. Are you sure there is supposed to be a second gasket?

My SRM-230 had been running poorly the last few uses. Bogging and dying under full throttle once warm. Figured it was carb related but was due for a new plug and air and fuel filters, so figured the $18 kit with everything plus a new carb would get it all good as new. Replaced everything...

Pulled the plug and it was significantly drier and more of a blue burn on the tip, and not all black and wet. Hopefully that’s that!

Thanks Bert and Startech! Before messing with it today I pulled the plug to check it out. Wet and black again after the 3-5 minutes of lightly running it last night. Wiped it off and reinstalled. Gave it a cold start (one thing I read about that I’ve NEVER done is holding the throttle open all...

it was the Amazon $26 special :)

We MIGHT have had a red herring here! after looking at the exhaust port that was quite clean, I was thinking about the mega black wet spark plug and it running so rich. Unless I’m missing it, I don’t see how the jets on this carb are adjustable. So next thought…making sure I attached the right...

Interestingly, here’s my old spark plug that came out with the rebuild I did today. WAY less black wet soot than this brand new one, above. i wonder if this new carb is junk and jetted wrong?

Ok. Pulled the exhaust muffler screen and it looks fine to me? The brand new spark plug is AWFUL with wet black after only 5 minutes of life. Mega rich?? thoughts?

thanks! It makes sense since it’s running so hot. There is a little guard piece angling there gasses out of the muffler. Is that what needs to come off? That area and those bolts are sort of blued in color from the heat, and with just a screwdriver T27, I can’t break them loose. Or, do I need...

Hello, I have an ES-250 that has run great for many years. Last few years have only used Trufuel and I use it year round so it never sits long with old gas. Went to start it last week and it was giving me a real hard time. Definitely primed, Choke or no choke (it was 95° out), air filter...