ORIGINAL: karolh
Not for the life of me can I understand why Clarence Lee in his popular Engine Clinic column in a recent copy of MAN monthly mag recommend that the screen be removed from the carb on gas engines.
Karol
I don't know why that should be removed either, we are outdoors sometimes in dusty environments and it is easily possible to get a small piece of dirt or whatever into the fuel system when we plug in our fill valve nipples.
The screen isn't fine enough to filter gasoline but is certainly there for a good reason. To prevent a piece of crap from getting past it and plugging your carb.