Thanks. I know some carbs are "drain-back" but I don't think that works with dual-diaphragm carbs. I never had luck rebuilding mine so I just replace them too.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Mitch Haley via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 7:53 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: mi...@mitchellhaley.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Chain Saw Recommendations > > On Thu, September 10, 2020 2:17 am, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: > > Does Stihl have some unique carb design that prevents gum and varnish > > formation or so gum and varnish don't matter? > > They use the same Chinese carbs (ZAMA?) as everybody else. > When it gets crudded up, the mechanic throws another one on. > At $20-30 a pop, it's way cheaper than paying the mechanic to rebuild it, and > rebuild kits are pretty much unobtainium for that reason. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com