Something new?Has anyone heard of this?

hillcountrymac · 03-06-2012, 11:49 PM

Well ya'll know I've had a backfire issue.I kept going over what I could do before ordering a new carb.It was just so close.I checked the screw I used to plug the hole in the intake for the oil injection(again) to make sure it was sealed.Sealed okay,but I had used a screw that was an 1 1/4" long.I pulled it and the threads were wet with fuel mix.I thought about how it was extending into the intake tube and could that make a difference?I went to Ace Hardware and bought a short screw and replaced it.All things the same rubber washer and all,just a much shorter screw.The occasional backfire has stopped.I have waited a while to see if it would rear it's ugly head,but so far so good.Anyone ever heard of this?I don't know why it would work but it seems to have.

03-06-2012, 11:49 PM	#1
hillcountrymac Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 56	Something new?Has anyone heard of this? Well ya'll know I've had a backfire issue.I kept going over what I could do before ordering a new carb.It was just so close.I checked the screw I used to plug the hole in the intake for the oil injection(again) to make sure it was sealed.Sealed okay,but I had used a screw that was an 1 1/4" long.I pulled it and the threads were wet with fuel mix.I thought about how it was extending into the intake tube and could that make a difference?I went to Ace Hardware and bought a short screw and replaced it.All things the same rubber washer and all,just a much shorter screw.The occasional backfire has stopped.I have waited a while to see if it would rear it's ugly head,but so far so good.Anyone ever heard of this?I don't know why it would work but it seems to have.