Has anyone else noticed floats on Nikki single throat carbs that does not set level due to a shorter needle as compared to the ones that set level having a slightly longer needle?
I have been going through some Nikki carbs (single throat) that are used on the 31 and 33 series Briggs vertical engines. Guy gave me a pile of Nikki's because he just installs new. (smart fellow)
The carbs with the shorter needle which causes a higher fuel bowl level and flooding in the carb throat and engine appear to be the real deal Nikki's but I'm not sure.
When testing on a 33 series engine I'm finding some that flood the engine and when I pull the float bowl on the ones that flood I noticed that the float does not set level when the carb is inverted causing a high fuel bowl level.
On the Nikki's that float sets level I've found that the needle is slightly longer and the correct needle to correct the high float levels is in this kit from Amazon. I just happened to have one of these kits with the longer needle so as to check for a level float level when the Nikki carbs are inverted.
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092D3CYYC?ps ... ct_details