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

been having trouble with starting so i took  the carb off and cleaned everything and checked float height. the book says 11/64 opposite the hing pin and i cannot get the adjustment to that spec because the bend on the inside edge of the tang is too high. i bent the tang on the outside to just about touch the float  and it still is larger than the spec by about a 1/16". i know the carb was never set up with the tang bent like that from new so i am questioning it should be that way now. i rebent it back to  a larger tolerance than 11/64 and the float is sitting pretty level to the casting now. was there any other float height specs listed for this engine? it was bought new in the mid 80's .