If you want a sure bet, buy an oem and rebuild it.

 

I agree

 

If you want a sure bet, buy an oem and rebuild it.

Now my other question. The manual shows a Walbro but I see most of these with Carter model N carbs. Either will work?

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Find the pin hole in the float, rough it up a bit and put a drop of superglue on it.

 

Find the pin hole in the float, rough it up a bit and put a drop of superglue on it.

I was going to try something like that with the first one but I couldn't get the gas out of it. In fact there is still gas on it a year later. They are so cheap I figured I'd try another one.

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I have had pretty good luck with Chinese carbs, not real tunable though. Turning the screws doesn't seem to do much. They have the plastic float, no problems with that yet. Only $20 a piece though. I did buy a carb from iSaveTractors,($50).....it's been great.

 

Now my other question. The manual shows a Walbro but I see most of these with Carter model N carbs. Either will work?

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Yeah, but the Carter is the better carb.

 

I picked up a rideamatic about a year ago. Got rather cheap, carb was overfilling and dumping out of the air cleaner. it's a K 161 and had a Chinese carb. Turns out the float was full of gas. Bought another Chinese carb and was fine and ran good. Yesterday the tractor was sitting for a few minutes after shutting off and gas started coming out of the air cleaner again. I suspect the same issue.

What are the best options? Find an OEM and rebuild or try another Chinese carb? These are plastic floats, im wondering if the parts are interchangeable. I know I can get brass floats for OEM carbs, not sure if it will work on the Chinese carb? I just don't like buying used carbs online as you don't know if they are complete so I keep leaning towards the Chinese replacement. Is there better Chinese carbs available?

Bought one of those china carbs. for my Tecumseh H60 and had lots of issues between leaking,not adjustable,float not set,bent bowl screw and noticed that the tips on the adjustment screws don't have the nice tapered ends like the origional ones. Managed to take parts from the old and used them on the new carb., that was that carb, i bought another china carb. (didn't learn my lesson the first time) for my Kohler K301 and you could mess with those fuel/air adjustment screws from sun up to sun down and it wouldn't make hardly any difference, the adjustment screws are completly different between the old and new carbs. so i couldn't use them

 

The float may be adjusted wrong if it has a tab that is bendable at the top it may need bent up a small amount so that the needle closes all the way when the float is up.

 

I picked up a rideamatic about a year ago. Got rather cheap, carb was overfilling and dumping out of the air cleaner. it's a K 161 and had a Chinese carb. Turns out the float was full of gas. Bought another Chinese carb and was fine and ran good. Yesterday the tractor was sitting for a few minutes after shutting off and gas started coming out of the air cleaner again. I suspect the same issue.

What are the best options? Find an OEM and rebuild or try another Chinese carb? These are plastic floats, im wondering if the parts are interchangeable. I know I can get brass floats for OEM carbs, not sure if it will work on the Chinese carb? I just don't like buying used carbs online as you don't know if they are complete so I keep leaning towards the Chinese replacement. Is there better Chinese carbs available?

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I have put many on and not one problem . Chinese fuel pumps are garbage . I would check your fuel , to much alcohol will degrade the plastic floats. Ethanol and Methanol (gas line anti-freeze )are both alcohol. Companies are allowed up 10% of each . in the fuel . And if a person unaware of this adds gasline antifreeze to there fuel "to be safe" those numbers can easily be north of 30% . As a Drive Clean Repair Tech. of 17 years before it was scraped recently I seen many examples of this and the damage done to vehicles that are not E85 compatible . High test does NOT guaranty no alcohol . Only a sticker on the pump guarantying No Ethanol and the station operator guaranties No Methanol used in tanks .

Dave

 

The float may be adjusted wrong if it has a tab that is bendable at the top it may need bent up a small amount so that the needle closes all the way when the float is up.

I know that's a possibility too. I haven't taken this one apart yet. Maybe I will take a look. I get afraid bending those tabs on plastic floats.

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I know that's a possibility too. I haven't taken this one apart yet. Maybe I will take a look. I get afraid bending those tabs on plastic floats.

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that's true if its a plastic float probably not a good idea to bend it

 

that's true if its a plastic float probably not a good idea to bend it

You can apply some heat to the tab and bend it. I think I saw it at "Taryl fixes all" on YouTube.

 

I got a cheap Chinese carb too for my RAM project. I have yet to install it but been advised not to fiddle with it but just bolt it on. I guess for the occasional use these cheap carbs will suffice but regular use I would buy an original carb and carb kit.

 

I got a cheap Chinese carb too for my RAM project. I have yet to install it but been advised not to fiddle with it but just bolt it on. I guess for the occasional use these cheap carbs will suffice but regular use I would buy an original carb and carb kit.

They are cheap. I paid $20ish dollars. Bolted it on and I was surprised how well it worked with no adjustment. It really does work good. This recent overfill of gas has happened only once but I put it away after that so it could be something else and not a bad float but I suspect a bad float since it happened before.

Yesterday I purchased a brass float for $8 online. When I pull the carb I will see if I am able to swap the float. I would feel better trying to make height adjustments, etc.

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Today I received another Chinese carb along with a separate brass float. I realized the carb had a problem before I even got it out of the box from the rattling. Just my luck the float broke at the hinge and the needle is loose in the bowl.

The brass float looks promising? After adjustments to the hinge as it wasn't soldered in the center and would bind a little. It seems ok now. I should have time to get it installed over the weekend and hopefully it does the trick.

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