cleaning the walbro
 

Well, it looks like I probably sucked some debris up into my carb on my homey 25, the engine idles, but anything above 1/4 to 1/2 throttle and the engine dies very quickly. keeping my thumb over the carb barrel as a choke will keep it running, so it is being starved for fuel. fuel system checks out ok, so only the carb is left.

Anyway, anyone have any tips as to what to watch for when taking the walbro carb apart and cleaning it?

RE: cleaning the walbro
 

Take the rear cover off ( one screw) and clean the screen...It's not likely anything else would cause this....

RE: cleaning the walbro
 

One thing I have had success with. I bought a one gallon can of carb cleaner at Advance Auto. It has a small basket in the can to hold the parts, which is very convenient. I take the front and back cover off the carb and remove the two rubber parts, then i just drop the rest into the cleaner and let it soak for 15-30 minutes. this stuff will remove all the varnish and gummed up oil if there is any. Take the thing out and reassemble and you are good to go.

RE: cleaning the walbro
 

Eliminate this problem forever by using the clunk, filter that came with the wacker

RE: cleaning the walbro
 

well, took it apart, the screen was plugged with what looked like a wood fiberous material, which i have NO idea what it actually is. I had a sintered bronze clunk, now i'm going to give a screened clunk and inline filter a try.

RE: cleaning the walbro
 

Flush out the system and filter the fuel as you fill the tank, no inline filter required.