DescriptionThis video provides step-by-step instructions for replacing the float bowl kit on Briggs & Stratton small engines. The most common reason for installing this part is if the engine is running rough.
All of the information in this video is applicable to the following brands: Briggs & Stratton
Step-By-Step Instructions1
To install the carburetor float bowl kit components on this briggs and stratton engine…
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… you will need a 5/16th inch nut driver and a half-inch wrench.
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Before you begin this procedure, make sure the engine has cooled.
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Use the 5/16th inch nut driver to unthread the two mounting screws securing the air filter cover.
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Remove the cover and the air filter…
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…then unthread the screws securing the filter base.
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Pull the choke lever off so you can move the base out of the way.
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Now use the half-inch wrench to unthread the main jet from the bottom of the carburetor bowl.
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Set the bowl aside and remove the old gasket, if still intact.
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Slide the old sealing washer off of the main jet.
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You’re now ready to install the new carburetor float bowl components.
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Align the new bowl gasket on the bottom of the carburetor.
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Slide the new sealing washer over the threads of the main jet.
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Position the new carburetor bowl…
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… then thread and tighten the jet to secure it.
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Insert the two mounting screws through the air filter base…
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… then align the base and thread the screws into the carburetor.
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Replace the choke lever.
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With the pre- cleaner positioned in the cover followed by the air filter with its rubber gasket facing outward…
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… align the cover on the base…
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… and secure it with the screws.
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The engine should be ready for use.