update 8n sidemount no start

[Trg WY]

Thanks old, Dell, Bruce, and Jerry. Rechecked everything and cleaned points. Drained carb bowl, good flow, smelled good, A little tough to work through the loader etc. to access. Got a good snappy snot slinging spark now, but still won't start. A little bit of ether into the intake and varooom. then die, took off carb lots of crud in bowl. Went and rewatched 8n carb section tune up video (purchased on this site) and start taking it apart. Interestingly, The Dan in the video said (I'm sure) 20 thousandths for the points for sidemount. Hmmm, but I went with what I was told by old and you others. Sooo, I guess the carb needs to be cleaned and rebuilt. Got to get a carb kit on order. Dan in the video mentioned the big needle from the bowl slanted had itty bitty holes. I didn't see any on mine, I even held it up to the lights. Maybe crudded up good. Having weaker eyes since I was a kid makes it abit tougher. I think when I'm done its going to be in better shape and a nice overdue tuneup. Had it for 6 years and no real problems since. Ran it pretty good moving gravel with the loader, backblade, box blade, and posthole digging, as well as occasional snow removal with the back blade during the winters. Nothing too hard like you guys that do brush hogging. Any way, just wanted to give you guys a update. After the carb is done, I'll be back with a post. Thanks again.

 

[Bruce (VA)]

Tnx for the follow-up. When you do the rebuild, get the solvent that comes w/ a soaker basket; it is very good stuff (and caustic, so keep it off of your hands). Make sure you get every orifice blown out w/ compressed air. Soaking it twice & cleaning it out w/ air each time is never a wasted effort. Check the throttle bushings; replacements do not come w/ the kits. If they are worn (& most are) you will never get it to work correctly. Replace them if they are worn. Also, run a straight edge over both halves of the carb & make sure they are not warped.

The point gap is .025. I can't recall any holes in the main adjusting needle.....but, I've got CRAFT, which is worse than CRS.
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[souNdguy]

.025 pointsgap on a sidemount.. .015 on frontmounts.

soundguy

 

[JMOR]

The little , ~ 0.028 inch holes, referenced are in the MAIN NOZZLE. They are only about 10X a human hair in diameter.