After having some problems after I connected the charcoal canister to the carb, I decided to take the carb out and clean it. One thing led to another, and I decided to go ahead and take out the manifold and give it a good cleaning, new paint, and went ahead and rebuilt the carb. After shopping at several local auto parts stores, I decided to go with the Autozone kit for around $20.00. I also started to clean the engine up some from the years of muck and grime.
I really wanted to take the engine tins out and sand down and paint, but I decided to draw the line at leaving them in. I’m still debating to finish cleaning up the area and maybe spraying them black. It’s too much trouble to remove them without removing other things—a few pics of the carb before rebuilding. The strainer was corroded terribly. I’m removing it for now until I can find a replacement.
It’s a wonder that fuel was even getting through the carb.
