Carburetor - Kohler vs. Walbro?
 

At Time, I have a Cub Cadet 102, that a Friend purchased from me, in my Garage to make the Engine. This 102 have the K-241 with a Walbro Carb. This Carb have the wrong Choke Lever, the Choke is not working, if the Choke Cable is pulled, it is open. Also, Fuel Comes out of the Air Filter Housing.

I want to purchase a Kohler Carb in ebay, but a ebay Member told me, the Walbro Carbs are much better and Kohler never made a Carb.

My "O" have a Carter Carb, and I'm not sure, but I think, the Carb in my 1984 CCC red 782 have the Word "Kohler" on it.

Is this correct, and wich Carb is better?

Thanks,

mfg Georg

Georg:

Originally, there was a Carburetor Company called Carter. Kohler bought these carburetors from the beginning of Cub Cadet. At some point in time, Kohler purchased the Carter Company. From then on, all the "Carter" carburetors became "Kohler Carburators". So, a Carter and Kohler carburetors are really the same thing.

With the increased scrutiny from our EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), the small engine manufactures (Kohler included) had to be concerned about exhaust emissions. Most of them went to a "fixed jet" (non-adjustable) carburetor made by Walbro Corporation to reduce emissions.

The Kohler (Carter) carburetor is a totally "adjustable" carburetor", while the Walbro has limited adjust-ability.

From reading all the posts on Carburetors here, or on other Forums, it is a general consensus, that the Kohler Carburetor is much more preferred over the Walbro. It is not to say, that the Walbro Carburetor is no good, it is just more temperamental when trying to tune your engine.

I hope that explains it.

Thank you yery much for the Information, Roland,

mfg Georg

you are much better off with a carter/Kohler carb than the walbro.
the way the engine reacts to the load is so much better with the Kohler