Craftsman edger new carb issue

jjrbus

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Craftsman 316.773800 edger a few years old had what appeared to be carb issues, even tough I use only non ethanol gas. I ordered a new carb from Amazon, installed and it would only idle at very high speed and only run with choke on. I assumed it was a defective carb. Returned and received a new one.
Installed new carb and same thing only runs at full throttle, unhooked throttle cable to see if it was the issue but if I try to idle it down it dies. I see no adjustment, am I missing something or getting defective carbs? Are there better carbs available?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0822CFRFR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 

mechanic mark

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This is OEM carburetor above.
The carburetors sold on Amazon at very low prices are from china, etc.
Let us know how it goes jjrbus, thanks, Mark
 
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jjrbus

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Not sure I want to put $50 into it??
 

Richard320

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Look for an air leak. Carb insulator, gasket, anything between block and carb is suspect.
 
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