Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

So I put my carb back together after letting it soak a few days. I put everything back and the blower seemed to run rather nice, untill near the end it started sputtering again so I was wondering what the problem was again, untill I let the blower stop for a few mins and notice a puddle under it in the snow...it was gas.. I shut everything off and noticed the fuel bowl was so loose that gas was coming up and spilling over and down under the blower. I thought I did the nut on tight, but I guess it came loose. Is there something I can put on the bolt to stop it from coming loose like loctite? or would that not be a good idea?

I have no idea how much I am supposed to torque the 12MM bolt to.

     

Thread locking compound should NOT be used! It will block the metering holes! If your bowl is leaking, replace the bowl gasket & bowl nut washer/gasket with Tecumseh parts. Anything else used will give you trouble. If it STILL leaks, then possibly the float or needle/seat are defective.

Marty

Its not a tecumseh, its an older honda HS35 carb. The only reason it was leaking is the nut came loose to hold the bowl on, and when I checked it, the bowl was litterally dangling by the last thread on the screw, cause I could spin the bowl around and make it wobble side to side, so the gas was simply spilling over the top where the bowl normally seals with the rubber washer.