Briggs & Stratton 270962 manual Remove Carburetor, Move clamp and disconnect hose from carburetor

Remove Carburetor

1.Disconnect wire(s) from the carburetor solenoid. Two styles of solenoids have been used (Figure 42).

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Figure 42

2.Remove air cleaner assembly per Section 1. Discard the gasket.

3.Move clamp and disconnect hose from carburetor.

4.Remove two carburetor screws or nuts while holding carburetor.

5.Carefully rotate carburetor to disconnect throttle (A, Figure 43) and spring (B) and the choke link during removal.

Figure 43

Disassemble Carburetor

1.Remove solenoid and solenoid washer. Discard washer. Remove float bowl and float bowl gasket from carburetor. Discard gasket.

2.Using Carburetor Nozzle Screwdriver #19280, remove the main carburetor emulsion tube (A, Figure 44).

Figure 44

3.Remove float hinge pin, float, and inlet needle. Discard the hinge pin and inlet needle.

4.Screw a 1/4-20 tap into fuel inlet seat 3-4 turns and remove.

5.Place a hex nut (A, Figure 45) and washer (B) on a 1/4-20 screw.

Place 1/4” drive 3/8” socket (C) over fuel inlet seat.

6.Thread screw into tapped inlet seat until screw bottoms. Thread nut down to washer and continue turning nut until inlet seat is free from carburetor body.

Figure 45

7.Remove idle mixture limiter cap, when used, then remove idle mixture screw with spring and idle speed screw with spring.

8.Rotate throttle shaft to closed position and remove throttle valve screws and throttle valve.

9.Remove throttle shaft, foam seal, and throttle shaft seal from carburetor body. Discard seals.

10.If carburetor is equipped with a plastic choke shaft, rotate choke shaft to wide

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