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Reed Valves 1983 70hp Johnson

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jnscherr

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I noticed when I took the carb

I noticed when I took the carberator off of #2 intake one of the reed valves is not seated like the rest. Will this be a problem and are they adjustable.
 
They should be seated. I have

They should be seated. I have at times removed and flipped over the leaf valve which resulted in having it seat properly.
 
"O.k, so they are removable th

"O.k, so they are removable then. I'll try turning it over when I take the intake off . Thanks again for the great info Joe. I'll let you know how it turns out. Can you buy individual valves or do you have to replace it as a set?"
 
We were taught never to turn t

We were taught never to turn the reeds over as they will break due to being stressed in the opposite direction if you have a few thou clearence it will not effect the running of the engine. so is there a problem with the way the engine has been running?
 
"Jamie, the only problem the e

"Jamie, the only problem the engine had was it would bog out when I'd try to accelerate. I didn't know the history of this motor so I figured it would be a good idea to change all the gaskets, impeller, and rebuild the carbs. When I removed the carburator on the #2 intake I noticed one of the leaves isn't seated like the rest thats all. I just wondered if it would affect the motors performance. Maybe tomorrow I'll take a picture and try to put it up."
 
A small gap wont effect the pe

A small gap wont effect the performance but reversing the reeds will cause them to break and to probely destroy your engine
 
"yep,in fact,the brand new ree

"yep,in fact,the brand new reeds u get,would prob have a smal gap...we used to ck w/a flashlite...the backpressure will close a small gap......also.....the indication,of bad,or sticking open reed valve,is spitting back fuel thru carb at idle,coughing etc,etc...primarily,at idle,unless broken off."
 
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