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1960 3 HP Lightwin Carburetor needle sticking

Looks like I need a different needle valve too (no notch in mine)
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- Post #5
- Tuesday at 10:48 AM
- Forum: Johnson Evinrude Outboard Forum
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1960 3 HP Lightwin Carburetor needle sticking

Well, the float is correct, but that's twice now I've had a "spring" mentioned to pull the needle down. But there is no spring and none shown in the 1960 3034 parts diagram. If I got the kit (comes with a spring) from marineengine.com would it even fit properly (since the parts diagram shows none)?
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- Post #3
- Monday at 8:41 PM
- Forum: Johnson Evinrude Outboard Forum
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1960 3 HP Lightwin Carburetor needle sticking

I've tried cleaning the needle valve hole, twisting the rubber tipped needle valve with emery paper...still sticks. Is there anything else I could do? Could I replace the rubber tipped valve with a steel tipped valve? Is there something particular I could do to clean the hole? Did they...
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- Monday at 4:16 PM
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Johnson Evinrude Outboard Forum

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