Wayne:

While I was skeptical at first about the alignment issue with the hole in the brass insert, I am still leaning that way. I don't see how the fuel can enter the carb, except for that hole. Maybe I need to look at it a little closer,... I hope to be able to get my friends engine to the field on saturday to see if my realignment job solves the problem on this engine. When you say that the brass insert is under cut, just so I am positive I understand what you mean, are you saying it is hollowed out around it??? If this is what you are saying, is it a large area, or if the hole is pulled in too far, could the carb body still interfere with the fuel flow?

I have a Perry carb that fits the diameter of the carb throat very well, but it is too long. I wish that I could find someone to machine it down about 1/8 of an inch, to see if the engine run's well on it. I wish my GMS carb wasn't so knarled up, so I could run it on the new engine. I just want one more piece of positive proof that the problem is in the carburator.

By the way, if you go to www.mecoa.com, you will see where they deal with the leaking bearing issue. As you will see, their explanation backs up my statement, that I noticed the bearing leak when I was running the engine in, but not since.

I'll keep you guy's posted!

Andy

P.S. Is there any way you can run the carb from the engine that always did run well on the engine that had the problem?