[AT] JD 40 Carb

Mike Sloane msloane at att.net
Mon Sep 6 14:41:34 PDT 2004


Assuming that you have the correct needle and seat, sometimes the sides 
of the float can rub up against the float chamber. This is very hard to 
diagnose, but if you put the carb back together and you can't the float 
assembly banging around when you shake it, it might be binding.

Mike

LeRoy Price III wrote:

> Guys,
> 
> I have a JD 40W with a carb issue.  It seems that it want to flood 
> constantly.
> I pulled it off and replaced the floats which were some other material and
> replaced the needle and its seat.  I still get flooding even after I 
> adjust the
> float.
> 
> LeRoy
> 
> 

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