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advice please Walbro carb choke lever
Posted: February 8th, 2019, 8:54 am
by richard armstrong
would like to ask if it is possible to switch the choke lever to the opposite side of the carb
i have a throttle lever and choke lever on the same side which are clashing could i reverse the choke lever?
Re: advice please Walbro carb choke lever
Posted: February 8th, 2019, 9:59 am
by Cary Bailey
Pictures please!
Re: advice please Walbro carb choke lever
Posted: February 8th, 2019, 1:55 pm
by Rob Buckley
Turn the carb round so they are on the other side
Re: advice please Walbro carb choke lever
Posted: February 8th, 2019, 2:56 pm
by ian redshaw
Rob Buckley wrote:Turn the carb round so they are on the other side
It'd be easier to turn the engine Rob?
You can turn the choke round, fairly simple job to dismantle the butterfly and the spindle, making sure the butterfly goes back in the same way as before. It is easy to 'forget' which way round it goes after dismantling so take a pic in the 'ole before you strip it.
Ian.
Re: advice please Walbro carb choke lever
Posted: February 8th, 2019, 3:40 pm
by Glenn Masters
No problem if the choke is servo operated, but swapping the spindle will result in the machined groove not engaging with the spring loaded ball that keeps the choke open whilst the engine is running I think . . . .
Re: advice please Walbro carb choke lever
Posted: February 8th, 2019, 4:36 pm
by Rob Buckley
ian redshaw wrote:It'd be easier to turn the engine Rob?
I don't believe Walbro would send a carb out of the factory with the throttle & choke levers clashing.
But if the levers are clashing on (say) the left hand side of the carb as you look at it, just whip the 2 screws out, spin the carb round by 180 degrees, screws back in and the levers won't be clashing on the left hand side any more, simples.
Re: advice please Walbro carb choke lever
Posted: February 8th, 2019, 5:40 pm
by Glenn Masters
Then they'll be clashing on the right side ? . . . We need photos !
Re: advice please Walbro carb choke lever
Posted: February 8th, 2019, 7:10 pm
by richard armstrong
so to answer my quest ion it is possible to flip 180 deg the choke lever
photos will be added shortlly
Re: advice please Walbro carb choke lever
Posted: February 8th, 2019, 7:24 pm
by David Berry
Rob Buckley wrote:ian redshaw wrote:It'd be easier to turn the engine Rob?
I don't believe Walbro would send a carb out of the factory with the throttle & choke levers clashing.
But if the levers are clashing on (say) the left hand side of the carb as you look at it, just whip the 2 screws out, spin the carb round by 180 degrees, screws back in and the levers won't be clashing on the left hand side any more, simples.
Won't that cause a problem with the drillings for the air impulse not lining up?
Re: advice please Walbro carb choke lever
Posted: February 8th, 2019, 7:30 pm
by Rob Buckley
It would solve the problem of a carb lever clash. Because the engine wouldn't run, the clash wont cause a problem.