Recent content by krustyman

I use it a lot for carbs and absolutely love it with simply green. It is some generic brand off amazon and just make sure you get one with a big enough tub to hold a carb.

I am here to get some ridicule! Company coming this weekend so I figured I better empty the ultrasonic carb cleaner and put it away as it gets used on my kitchen counter. The liquid was black from cleaning the carb of course. Low and behold the plate I was missing was in there stuck to the...

I have no doubt. Not quite a detroit but a cherry bomb will suffice. Put the original needle and seat back in and it fired up and ran fast, sputtered and died. At least the engine is good and I will work on getting a carb that is decent. Want to take that old girl into the woods! My kids will...

Fuel leak fixed. Valve lash was a bit tight so I loosened it till I can find my feeler gauge. Timing is correct. Float was not set properly. Am not happy with the new needle and seat as it does not have the little connector wire from needle to float and the new one sticks a bit when the float...

I did triple check the plug wiring before I cranked it but will again after a proper fuel line is in.

Hi gang new M135 CDN owner here in ontario. picked this up last summer for a bush firewood truck. engine was rebuilt but never installed. did it this spring cleaned carb and put new gaskets in it. Will fire but not stay running. Will try changing timing slightly tomorrow after I put a...