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Old 03-17-2012, 10:18 AM
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The 3/16" line is still larger than the hole in the seat in the carb, so changing it to something larger will do nothing. Why did you solder up the holes in the main needle? They are there for a reason, you know...
it was a tip on a pulling engine page. He says they are not needed under 4000rpm, and increase draw for the idle circuit at idle.
Any info about whether the main needles are all the same or not? I'm assuming drilling the bottom holes fixed the problem, so I could rmove the solder and see if it will still idle low.
But it's all trial and error from here without knowing if the needle is wrong.
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Old 03-20-2012, 08:26 PM
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You have to be careful on pulling tip page.. some info to read over is ok.

Kohler, Cub Cadet etc both went through a tone of research, and R&D to set the standards for these carbs, and they kept that standard for a LONG time lol... I just wanted to try and help you, and I'm sure it's late now as you have already done it...but maybe in the future. Most of the time OEM/stock works best for me for my use around the house etc...

At least you have the problem isolated, if all else fails you can pick up a carb at a decent price.
Now all that said above I myself do some updates on several things on my garden tractors... However when I redesign a part so to speak it's because it has wore, I broke something, or I wanted to add a bushing in place of a piece of metal/frame etc...
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I would say that the #26 carb needles should all be the same, and the #30 needles should all be the same, but they might not both be the same.

At any rate, if that's Brian Miller's site you're referring to, a lot of the info on there is just plain wrong.
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There are different needles,you have knitting,sewing and pins and needles,

A while back I rebuilt 3 carbs at once,one was on a 149,somehow I thought they were all the same,put it back on and it would only idle but would die when I throttled it up.Checked all three needles an one only had two holes on the top section,the others had 4.Made the switch and it ran great after that.
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