golfergordy
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I've owned 6 or 7 HR214/215 mowers in the past few years, some obtained just for parts, and others for using. Since these mowers are 20-35 years old, the engines often don't run smoothly when I get them. I've cleaned out 5 or 6 of their carburetors and found a key carburetor part for getting the engine to run smoothly, and not hunt (constantly speed up and slow down) for a steady rpm. The part is an o-ring seen in the picture. When the carburetor has this o-ring intact I can usually get the mower to run smoothly with a carb clean-out. Sometimes this o-ring is missing, or badly damaged, and then the rpm won't stay steady. I've taken this o-ring from a parts mower and switched it into the carburetor of an otherwise good mower that wouldn't run smoothly and got it to then run smoothly.
I've looked but can't find this o-ring for sale anywhere without buying a gasket kit or a jet set pilot at an exorbitant price, considering that only the o-ring is needed, which alone is probably a $0.05 item. Also, I haven't been able to find out any sizing information for this o-ring. I'm hoping that someone on this forum knows what size this o-ring is so that I can try to buy a few at an o-ring supplier, or provide a source for obtaining this o-ring at a reasonable price. Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide this information.
I've looked but can't find this o-ring for sale anywhere without buying a gasket kit or a jet set pilot at an exorbitant price, considering that only the o-ring is needed, which alone is probably a $0.05 item. Also, I haven't been able to find out any sizing information for this o-ring. I'm hoping that someone on this forum knows what size this o-ring is so that I can try to buy a few at an o-ring supplier, or provide a source for obtaining this o-ring at a reasonable price. Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide this information.