How to fix a broken fuel inlet on a Walbro?
Walbro Carb Fuel inlet nipple – broken. How to fix? Walbro Carb Fuel inlet nipple – broken. How to fix? The brass press-in leaked at where it enters the carb body. So, I removed (and broke) the white plastic. It is a WJ-69 on a Stihl 066.
How does a Briggs and Stratton fuel line connector work?
Using a small C clamp I pressed the connector into the carb. without removing it from the engine. This saved me removing all the linkage to the carb. The connector slid right in with almost no force. I let the permatex dry till the next day then installed the fuel line and no leaks.
How to install Briggs and Stratton carb fittings?
Be careful, so as not to break your carb body. I put the new fitting in the freezer for a couple of hours before I installed it, thus shrinking the metal from the cold. Lined it up, gave it a gentle tap with a screwdriver handle and it went right in.
Can a C-clamp be used to replace a carburetor?
A C-clamp works better than a vise to press these back in, in most cases you won’t even need to remove the carburetor to replace it. You must remove the old one without wobbling it as you twist it out so that you don’t change the shape of the hole that the new one needs to go into.
Using a small C clamp I pressed the connector into the carb. without removing it from the engine. This saved me removing all the linkage to the carb. The connector slid right in with almost no force. I let the permatex dry till the next day then installed the fuel line and no leaks.
A C-clamp works better than a vise to press these back in, in most cases you won’t even need to remove the carburetor to replace it. You must remove the old one without wobbling it as you twist it out so that you don’t change the shape of the hole that the new one needs to go into.
Be careful, so as not to break your carb body. I put the new fitting in the freezer for a couple of hours before I installed it, thus shrinking the metal from the cold. Lined it up, gave it a gentle tap with a screwdriver handle and it went right in.
Can a Briggs and Stratton carb body break?
The carb body is a metal that can break easily, and this address is thin, so be careful. Try to rotate it by keeping the force perpendicular to the length so that you don’t strain the metal of the opening. I used vise-grips to clamp to the old one and tried to turn it to break it free before trying to pull it out.