"I just rebuild the carb. on a
"I just rebuild the carb. on a 1962 10HP Johnson QD-23. The high speed needle valve is slowly leaking fuel between the needle itself and the packing bushing/nut. I have tightened the bushing to the point that I practically cannot rotate the needle valve, but there is still a slow leak. When I rebuilt the carb. I made sure to clean everything out and installed two fiber packing washers as shown in the OEM parts diagram. The fuel only leaks when the engine is off. The engine runs excellent, but the leak is annoying. Any idea on a fix? I thought about adding another packing washer, but first wanted to see if anyone else has had this issue.
Thanks... Tim"
"I just rebuild the carb. on a 1962 10HP Johnson QD-23. The high speed needle valve is slowly leaking fuel between the needle itself and the packing bushing/nut. I have tightened the bushing to the point that I practically cannot rotate the needle valve, but there is still a slow leak. When I rebuilt the carb. I made sure to clean everything out and installed two fiber packing washers as shown in the OEM parts diagram. The fuel only leaks when the engine is off. The engine runs excellent, but the leak is annoying. Any idea on a fix? I thought about adding another packing washer, but first wanted to see if anyone else has had this issue.
Thanks... Tim"