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Old 12-12-2023 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by John_M_
Right, the pump diaphragm has the return spring on one side of the diaphram, along with the flapper check valves, that's part of the pump section to draw fuel from the tank to feed the metering section... the pump pulse is ported internally through the venturi throat... where it differes greatly from the walbro, if you look at the carb exploded view in the 41ts pdf, you'll see the 4 button / disc valves between each of the fuel metering stages... from what I gather, those button/ disc valves come as part of the complete carb assembly, or as part of the fuel pump subassembly... they function similar to the walbro needle & seat... when those button valves start to leak, fuel will drip from the venturi and the engine will run erratic, not hold a tune.
I see that on the parts diagram. Definitely different than an FG-21 carb. I must admit, I don't understand what all the extra buttons are for in the FG-41TS. Some sort of pressure regulation? Fuel "metering" happens at the spray bar in this type of carb as I understand it.