"Apologies if this is posted t
"Apologies if this is posted twice...new user.
Have followed the Tohatsu forum for months, and have a rough running 18hp. Believe the Guru is right, and bad fuel, operator error of leaving fuel in the engine is the culprit. Order the service manual, and have been following what info is there...but a few questions regarding the carb.
1. I have the carb off, and the float bowl removed, and have removed all rubber gaskets and rubber plug inside the carb body that covered one of the jets. Do I have to take the butterfly valve apart? Take that c-clip off the shaft, remove the 2 phillips screws holding the brass butterfly and then the whole thing just slides out? There looks to be a rubber washer around the mess of springs on that shaft, and a rubber boot...I guess I need to get all that off before putting it in the carb cleaner bucket to soak for 4 hours?
2. And finally, what tool to you experts use to get that bolt on/off, the bolt nearest/under the flywheel, that holds the carb body in place. That plastic air box is really in my way! Open-end wrench, 1/4" socket, smaller fingers?
THanks much -
Wayne"
"Apologies if this is posted twice...new user.
Have followed the Tohatsu forum for months, and have a rough running 18hp. Believe the Guru is right, and bad fuel, operator error of leaving fuel in the engine is the culprit. Order the service manual, and have been following what info is there...but a few questions regarding the carb.
1. I have the carb off, and the float bowl removed, and have removed all rubber gaskets and rubber plug inside the carb body that covered one of the jets. Do I have to take the butterfly valve apart? Take that c-clip off the shaft, remove the 2 phillips screws holding the brass butterfly and then the whole thing just slides out? There looks to be a rubber washer around the mess of springs on that shaft, and a rubber boot...I guess I need to get all that off before putting it in the carb cleaner bucket to soak for 4 hours?
2. And finally, what tool to you experts use to get that bolt on/off, the bolt nearest/under the flywheel, that holds the carb body in place. That plastic air box is really in my way! Open-end wrench, 1/4" socket, smaller fingers?
THanks much -
Wayne"