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Walbro Carburetors - So how does this thing work
This thread is going to cover the internals of the Walbro carburetor that almost all gas helicopter engines use. Specifically the ones found on the Zenoah PUH and RC format motors (WT643/644 on the PUH and a variety of versions on the RC). The internals are nearly identical from an operation and maintenance perspective.
I'm going to show you whats in there, how it works, what the normal problem areas are and what to do about it. There are a lot of parts and photos so I'm going to split this into several posts:
Walbro WT644 Carburetor
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Walbro - Overview
So lets take a look at our carburetors
Nothing really magic here, their design is virtually identical to the carb that you'll find on any fuel powered yard implement or gas powered RC airplane you may have They serve the same purpose as the carb on a glow powered model, they mix the fuel with air in precise amounts so that it can be fed into the motor for combustion. They have an internal fuel pump to get fuel to the carburetor, they have a throttle to control the engine speed (by controlling the amount of fuel being mixed) and some versions have a "choke" to make starting the motor easier. One thing that the versions for helicopter use have that the ones on the RC airplanes don't is a primer system to get the fuel into the carburetor faster for startup. These are vacuum fed carburetors, the fuel is not pumped or forced into the motor as with a fuel injection system, the low pressure that's created in the intake side of the motor literally sucks the fuel out of the carburetor. Technically they are known as "diaphragm carburetors". It will become obvious why a little later. Here are views of a typical carb, in this case a WT-644 which includes both a primer bulb and a "choke" system: WT644 Intake Side - Choke Open WT644 Engine Side - Throttle Closed WT644 - Fuel Primer WT644 - Fuel Pump Cover Doesn't look so complicated from the outside does it? Actually its really not all that complicated but there are quite a few parts in there. Here's a view of all the parts that can be removed and replaced. There are a couple of parts that can't easily be replaced in the carburetor body itself. WT644 - Exploded View Next Up Pump system (fuel inlet)
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Fuel Pump - Inlet
Most of the carburetors used on glow motors these days are pressure fed. The tank is pressurized by muffler or case pressure and its regulated into the motor.
These carbs have actual fuel pumps so the fuel is pumped from the tank. Ironically its using the same crankcase pressure pulses that the pressurized systems use on glow systems but in this case that pulse is used to move the fuel pump diaphragm So lets get on with this. The fuel pump is located on this side of the carburetor. The plate is held only by the big screw in the center Fuel Pump - So whats under here? here are all the components of the fuel pump system Walbro Fuel Pump system I'm going to use a combination of diagrams and photos to detail how this works. The diagrams are directly from The official Walbro Service Manual written by Luis J. Salas, The pump works entirely based on crankcase pulses. As the piston moves up and down the pressure in the crank case pulses positive or negative. As you'll see these pulses are channeled to the pump and cause fuel to flow through a variety of small ports or channels. here's how the fuel flows when the pump is on its intake pulse (the piston is moving upwards and pulling a vacuum in the case) Fuel Pump Intake -Diagram from Walbro Service Manual here's how the fuel flows when the pump is on its discharge pulse (the piston is moving downwards and pressurizing the case) Fuel Pump Discharge -Diagram from Walbro Service Manual now that you can see the general flow, here's the actual details from a Walbro 644 carb the pulse is coming from the crankcase through a small hole in the cylinder that you'll see on the face of the where the isolator block mounts. that pulse goes through the hole in the isolator block that it aligns with (the isolator block is unidirectional for ease of assembly) Carb Isolator Block when the carb is installed on the isolator block, it is imperative that the pulse port on the carb is aligned with the port on the isolator block. Otherwise the pump won't get the pulse, won't pump fuel and the motor will only run until it uses up the fuel that you've primed into the carb fuel system this is also one of the two reasons its important to have a good seal between the isolator block and the carburetor. If this is leaking, you won't get the full pulse pressure transferred between the engine and the fuel pump. Pulse Port Position on Carb - Facing motor side looking closer at the pulse port on the throttle side of the carb face, you can see that its drilled into the pump body as shown. Pulse path to pump on the pump side of the port it is channeled through this hole in the pump cover and acts on the pump membrane. You can see the little cavities on this cover that let the pump membrane move as well as the little check valves flap. Each component is sealed into sections by the gasket that sits on top of the pump membrane As a side note, if for some reason a cylinder doesn't have the pulse port on the intake side, its possible to drill a hole in the pump cover through the round recess above the pulse port and thread in a fuel line inlet nipple. You can then use a fuel line connected to a similar nipple that you can thread into the side of the crankcase (just like the one on the back of a glow motor). Doesn't matter how the pulse gets here, its just has to. Fuel Pump Cover - Recesses/Ports Here's the pump body side of the carburetor. The recess towards the bottom is the fuel pump reservoir Pump body face - without pump membrane So here's the photographic equivalent of the earlier diagrams. As in the diagrams, red indicates fuel flow and yellow indicates engine pulses. The engine pulses case the part of the membrane that covers the fuel reservoir to pulse up and down. As that happens, fuel is pumped through it as follows: When the pump is on its intake cycle (piston moving up)
and the cycle repeats. At idle this cycle is happening at almost 60 times a second so even though the membrane doesn't move very far, its moving a lot! Walbro specifies the pump to produce between 5-7 PSI pressure when operating. Fuel Path through pump Here's where the fuel needs to wind up. Here's the first time that the fuel is filtered inside the carburetor. More about maintenance later. Here's where ALL the fuel needs to go The Bottom Line although the fuel pump system in these carburetors is based on a simple idea, there are a lot of channels and ports that have to be properly clean and sealed for it to function properly. next up - The Fuel Regulator system
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Fuel Regulator Assembly
Now that you know how fuel gets into the carburetor, lets look at how it gets over to the metering side of the carb and what happens there
The main fuel feed has a small screen that can filter out large particles. The mesh isnt' all that fine. If you look underneath its a drilled port that goes straight through the carb body to the metering side. Pump side - main fuel feed So this is the metering or regulating side of the carb. The regulator system is underneath the primer Regulator side of carb here's the top side of the regulator diaphragm. There should not be any fuel on this side of the diaphragm Diaphragm Position Underneath the diaphragm is the main fuel reservoir for the carburetor. This cavity will contain fuel when the system is primed and the engine is running. The parts of the regulator system are:
Regulator Parts Layout Here are the parts separated out so you can see them clearly Regulator Components A closeup view of the regulator needle shows that the tip is rubberized to seal Regulator Needle and if you look into the regulator needle cavity you can see a machined seat in the bottom. This is usually either pressed in or machined in. This isn't user serviceable This is where the fuel is moving from the pump side of the carb to the metering side. Remember the main fuel inlet port on the pump side? This is where it goes. Needle Seat Because this is a vacuum based system, the diaphragm moves depending on the amount of of fuel being pulled into the motor. If the diaphragm was in a completely sealed assembly it wouldn't react correctly to a vacuum. So the dry side has an air vent to outside air. You can see it here on the inside of the primer assembly Air vent on primer assembly And here it is on the outside. Its hidden underneath the primer assembly parts. When these motors are installed inside cowlings of model airplanes, they often have fuel mixture problems. One reason is that if the cowling doesn't have adequate area for air to get out of it at high speed the air moving into the cowling builds up pressure. The pressure affects the regulator diaphragm because of this hole. On an airplane the fix is to connect a fitting to to this vent and run a tube somewhere outside of the cowling to make sure the pressure matches standard atmospheric pressure. Air vent - external view Okay so how does all this work? Remember the fuel pump is generating a few PSI of pressure. If there were not some sort of regulating system that fuel would just be pumped into the motor and it would quickly flood out and quit running. So a regulator is needed to match the amount of fuel available to whats being used (sound familiar? Guess what the fuel regulator on the YS and OS glow motors is doing?). In reality this system does the same thing that a "float" system does in some other carburetors however this is a more compact setup. when the motor is running, its pulling fuel from the main fuel reservoir on the regulator side of the carburetor through the low and high speed metering circuits into the motor. We'll cover that flow in detail a bit later. For now we're going to focus on what the regulator system is doing. At low speed, not as much fuel is being pulled into the engine. So the regulator needs to let less fuel flow from the pump into the reservoir. There is little fuel being pulled from the reservoir so the diaphragm is relatively relaxed. when the diaphragm is relaxed, the pin in the center of it is not pushing against the metering lever and the spring underneath the lever is pushing it upwards Regulator needle operation As the spring pushes against the lever, it pushes the inlet needle further into the seat and lets less fuel in. Heres a diagram of that, pay attention to the diaphragm shape at the bottom of the diagram Low speed - regulator needle more closed -Diagram From Walbro Service Manual At higher speeds, more fuel is being pulled into the engine. So the regulator needs to let more fuel flow from the pump into the reservoir. As fuel is being pulled from the reservoir the diaphragm is pulled further into the reservoir when the diaphragm is pulled inward, the pin in the center of it is pushing more against the regulator lever This pulls the inlet needle more away from the seat and lets more fuel in. Here's a diagram of that, again pay attention to the diaphragm shape at the bottom of the diagram High speed - regulator needle more open -Diagram From Walbro Service Manual So as you can see, this system is self adjusting. The more fuel the motor is using, the more fuel is being made available to it. There are some subtle details about this system that have big impacts. As you can see by how the system operates, the flexibility of the diaphragm and the spring tension impact both the ongoing mixture and fuel availability during sudden acceleration. The Bottom Line There are more moving parts on this side of the carburetor that all must work correctly for the run as it should Next up: The Primer System.
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The Primer System
So as you can see, the carburetor has a reservoir that needs to be filled with fuel for the motor to even start. Since it has its own pump, the carb will fill this up as the motor cycles. If you're spin starting, it will draw fuel into the carb on its own. There is also a method used by airplane pilots where you rock the piston up and down using the prop (which sends pulses to the pump) to draw it in as well.
Its more common with gas helicopter carburetors to have a primer system. This allows you to fill the carb up before trying to start the motor. If you're a fan of pull starting it, this is a critical component. Here's the primer components, they mount on the metering side of the carburetor Primer parts its held on by some bolts and a retaining plate but these are the working parts The primer body and bulb Seems simple enough, you push and release the bulb until it fills with fuel. But how does that happen? well, the little red circle is a one-way valve. Pressure can go through it but then it closes off to prevent suction/vacuum from pulling through it. If you look closely at the top of the primer body, you can see that the one way valve fits into a center port BUT THERE IS ANOTHER slotted opening just outside of that. when you push down on the bulb
when you release the bulb
Primer valve and openings The port on the back of the primer body aligns with this port on the carb body. As you can see it channels underneath the regulator diaphragm Primer Path So when you release the primer bulb, vacuum/suction is forming under the regulator diaphram
Note - there is NO valve between the primer bulb and the regulator. Which means fuel CAN be pulled from the primer bulb back into the carburetor while the motor is running and can completely empty it. SOUND FAMILIAR? This isn't normal but happens a lot! More on that in the Problems/Maintenance section. And thats how the primer works! The Bottom Line the priming system uses the existing fuel pump/regulator assemblies and operation of the carb to simply fill it with fuel preparing it to provide fuel to the motor. next up: Common Fuel Control Components
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Common Fuel Control Components
The fuel needs to get from the main fuel reservoir into the carburetor throat so it can get into the motor. There are separate high speed and low speed control systems in the carb which will be covered later but there are also common parts for fuel delivery control.
those will be covered here On the motor side of the carburetor is the throttle valve (butterfly). Here you can see it in the carb and in the closed position Throttle Plate - Closed And here are the components of that. Note that the throttle plate has a small hole in it. This ensures that even if the throttle is fully closed that a small amount of air can still pass through the carburetor. Because of this, depending on the mixture the motor can actually still run with the throttle fully closed Throttle Plate Parts And on this side of the carburetor is the "choke" or engine primer plate. You'll see in the low speed control discussion exactly how this works closing this causes much more fuel to be pulled into the motor BTW - if you remove the choke shaft, there is a small spring and ball at the bottom of it that acts as a detent. When you remove the shaft those parts will fall out so be ready to capture them. Easy to reinstall. Choke Plate - Open And here are the choke parts. Again even fully closed there is a small hole to allow some air to move through. This is needed to ensure fuel flow through the fuel control systems. NOTE: the two small indentations on the choke plate serve as alignment guides for attaching the plate to the shaft. Because of the shape of the venturi of the carburetor, this plate has to align precisely when installed. When the indentations align with the shaft, the plate will be aligned. Choke Parts So in the last section we talked about the main fuel reservoir being filled with fuel. That fuel has to get into the carburetor. Note that there is a low speed and high speed control system visible but they are capped off. If they weren't, the motor could pull unlimited fuel through the ports. In this case it would flood with fuel. So a more precise way to meter the fuel is needed. That way is implemented in the form of needle valves which can be adjusted to allow a precise amount of fuel being allowed to flow So the fuel has to get from the reservoir to the control needles. It does this by being pulled through the needle feed housing. This is pressed into the carb body and is not serviceable Fuel Circuits It does however contain the small composite plate. Basically it acts as a one way valve by only letting fuel into the needle feed cavity. If you look at the previous photo you can see this plate just inside the needle feed port Whats inside the needle feed housing If you remove this (and this was a destructive process) you can see that at the bottom is two ports, one directed to each of the needle valves Needle Feed Ports If you look into the carb body where the high and low speed needles install, you can see that deep inside there are seats machined into each. This is where the needle valves fit. Also the needle feed ports drop into these cavities on the needle side of the seats so fuel flow control into the rest of the system will be controlled by how open or closed the needles are. High/Low speed needle seats Finally, here are the actual metering needles. You can see that the tips fit into the seats inside the carburetor and that they have slightly different shapes which account for different fuel flows High/Low speed needles The Bottom Line these carburetor components provide very fine control over the amount of fuel entering the fuel feed circuits. Next up: The Low Speed Circuit
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The Low Speed Control Circuit
So here's where the fuel control parts covered in the last section all start to work together.
This carburetor has two basic fuel metering systems, this section will focus on the operation of the low speed fuel control system As discussed earlier, this particular carburetor has a "choke" to help prime the motor for starting. In that config, the choke plate is closed as is the throttle (remember its never fully closed off) Here's the fuel path. With the plates closed a large vacuum is created in the carb throat. This causes fuel to be pulled from all fuel control systems to prime the motor for starting Fuel Flow Path - Choke Closed (engine prime) - Diagram from Walbro Service Manual at idle, only one fuel port is "open" and its inside the throttle (see shortly). Here's the fuel flow for the idle configuration Fuel Flow Path - Engine Idle - Diagram from Walbro Service Manual Also note that at idle, the air moving throught the carburetor actually "backs" into the exposed high speed and low spped ports and acts to push fuel through the idle port. Here's how the fuel gets there. For this photo I removed the cap over the low speed fuel cavity to expose the ports. BTW, this cap is known as a Welch plug (so named because of an invention by the Welch Car Company). They have to be pryed out and "deformed" back into position. More on this in the problem/maintenance segment. you can see where fuel metered by the needle valve feeds into this cavity and will be waiting under each of these ports. NOTE - there are no screens here Low Speed Fuel Cavity At idle, only one of them is exposed to engine vacuum, the idle port. Here you can see that when the throttle is closed, this port is still exposed Idle Port in carburetor throat As the throttle is opened more, the additional low speed ports are exposed as is the high speed port further back in the carb throat Here you can see the fuel flow for partial throttle openings. Fuel Flow Path - Partial Throttle - Diagram from Walbro Service Manual And here are the additional ports inside the carburetor throat. Low Speed ports in carburetor throat The Bottom Line The carburetor has a dedicated fuel control system for idle and low speed throttle settings. As the throttle is opened more and engine speed and carb vacuum increases fuel is pulled through the low speed control circuit. Next up: The High Speed Control Circuit
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The High Speed Control Circuit
Finally a control system is needed to deliver additional fuel when the engine is operating at high rpm's. The exact throttle opening at which this circuit will begin to deliver fuel will be based on a number of circumstances and needle settings but typically its providing some fuel at half throttle opening and more
Here's the fuel flow for the high speed fuel delivery system Fuel flow at High speed - Diagram From Walbro Service Manual The high speed control cavity is covered with a brass plug. This plug must be pryed out and would need to be replaced if removed. Metered fuel is delivered into the high speed port cavity via this hole, which is at the end of the high speed needle valve High speed fuel feed from needle valve and here's where its going. This port is much larger than the low speed circuit ports. High speed fuel port Its also covered by a screen. This small screen is held into place with a circular clip. This part is serviceable but very difficult to remove. Its been pointed out to me that it also provides a capillary function to allow fuel to pass through it but not air. High speed circuit screen and retainer If you look in the carburetor throat, you can see the high speed fuel port. Its more on the intake side of carburetor in its narrowest part. If you're familiar with the concept of a venturi you'll know why High speed fuel port in carburetor throat The Bottom Line The high speed fuel control system works with the low speed system to delivery fuel to the motor at high speed operation. So there you have it, we've covered every component of the Walbro carburetor and how it operates. The theory is almost identical to that for a common glow motor carburetor, its just implemented in a more complicated way. Next up: Problems and Maintenance
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Problems/Maintenance
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As you can see, although the basic purpose of this carburetor is pretty simple but there are a lot of little places where something can go wrong. We'll go over some of the most common here. But first, I offer the most important advice: Get another carburetor and test it to make sure it works correctly. Then use the primer to get all of the fuel out of it, wrap it up and put it in your tool box. You'll see why soon. If you shop around you can get one for about $35 or roughly the price of a gallon of glow fuel. My Best Advice First Unless you fly your model every day, when you're done flying remove all the fuel from than tank and using the primer bulb pump the carb as dry as possible. Gasoline is dirty and spoils over time. If it stays in all those little ports and orifices it can leave deposits or gel. Second If one day your motor starts exhibiting unexplicable things, after basic diagnostics I usually swap out the carb. If the problem goes away, then you have the option to do some more diagnostics on the problem carb. Meanwhile your model is working correctly again. If it makes no difference then swap the carbs back and store the newer one until another day. This only takes a couple of minutes and can save you a lot of diagnostic time at the flying field. Dirt/crud - The Main enemy I'm sure you noticed all the little ports in this carburetor. They are very small, only a small amount of dirt can affect the operation of some of them. Although we'll go over how to clean some of them, the most effective maintenance you can do to this carb is to keep it clean as well as the fuel going into it! Always use a felt clunk in the tank, run a non-interrupted line from the tank to the carb fuel inlet (no T fittings or filters) and don't remove it unless you have to. If you have followed my advice for tank plumbing, there is really no reason to ever remove this line unless your testing the vent or removing unused fuel. Keep the carb clean especially around the needles. If you disassemble it, do so in a clean area and keep the parts on paper towels or clean rags. Parts One of the great things about Walbro carburetors is that there are rebuild kits for them. For the WT-64x series the kit number is K24-WAT. These include new pump diaphragms, gaskets, screens, regulator parts and new welch plugs. The kit applies to several carburetor models so there are multiple versions of many of the parts in the bag. Expect to spend $10-14 for these kits. Should you really do this? Read on. The Screen If the carb has ingested junk, there's a good chance it was caught in the main fuel feed screen. It is easy to get to as we saw earlier as it is in the fuel pump. Personally I've never seen this have enough junk in it to matter. If you don't use filters or keep things clean it could be clogged up though. If you see junk in the main fuel feed screen, DO NOT JUST BLOW IT OUT. You'll blow the junk into the port and over into the regulator side. Remove the screen using the edge of an xacto knife or if you MUST blow it out, remove the regulator needle and blow it out from the back side. What should you do if you suspect a carburetor problem? so the model is suddenly running "differently" since the last time you started it. Surging, richer, leaner, otherwise misbehaving, so what should you do?
Primer Bulb Empty If the motor leans out unexpectedly and you look at the carb and see that the primer bulb is empty (or is emptying out in front of your eyes) then before doing anything feel the carb on the inside edge of the regulator side of the carb. If it is excessively hot look at the cooling shroud to see if its possible for hot air can be blowing on the carb. If it is hot try blocking (I've literally used aluminum foil for this) where that air is coming out and fly the model to see if it stops emptying the primer. If it does, this is the problem you need to address. Some models like the Spectra G include a carb shield that is there for this very purpose. I have ONLY seen this problem on PUH models, I've personally NEVER seen this happen on an RC format model. The cooling shrouds are usually very different on those motors. I talked with Luis Salas at Walbro (he's the guy that WROTE the Walbro Service Manual) about why he thinks this happens. He indicated that this was a problem that they did not see regularly so he didn't have a good explanation for why it would happen. However from digging through the carburetor remember there is a port that runs directly from the primer bulb to the main fuel reservoir. If for some reason there is more vacuum than fuel in the reservoir it can pull it from the primer bulb. This is obviously what is happening, its less clear exactly why. All I can say is that EVERY time I've ever seen this happen, blocking the air flow onto the carburetor has resolved it. In my experience even replacing the carburetor hasn't resolved this problem. If you've had different experiences or resolved it a different way I'd like to hear it. Start Up How come the motor races and then slows down when you first start it for the day? So as you've seen there is a separate idle port, but its fed from the low speed circuit. Its getting its fuel out of the main fuel reservoir. It takes a few seconds for the pump to get the reservoir filled so the mixture is temporarily lean. So this is normal operation, you'll get used to it. The Bottom Line The carburetor on your gas helicopter has a lot of ports, channels and orifices. Cleaning them is time consuming and may have mixed results Personally, if I swap the carb and it works, I'm done. The old carb goes in a box for someday when I'm bored. Frankly I've only had to do this twice ever and I've had a lot of motors and pushed a lot of fuel through them. Most of the time the problems are either fuel pickup, fuel line or leak related. If you keep the fuel clean and have a careful fueling process you'll rarely have a problem thats actually in the carburetor.
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Wow. Carey, you spent a lot of time on this and I applaud you. Great thread for both new and experienced gasser dudes! I hope many read this thread. I tell people often, most of the "gasser learning curve" is in tuning the engine and understanding what does what on these walbro's.
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Carey,
The time and dedication you put into serving a relatively small group of gasser enthusiasts is admirable. Thank you
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welcome.
although my evil plan is to convince enough people to give these a try so that it is more than a small group.
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As per the post of Carley on 08-02-2011, 06:23 AM, if we remove the "high speed fuel metering chamber", "Needle fuel feed", "Low speed fuel metering chamber", we can clean up inside. But that would destroy these three parts. Where can we buy these parts so that I need not buy a new carburetor every time I open it up? |
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the chamber "caps" are typically called "welch" plugs. The rebuild kit I referenced has replacements.
walbro supplies two tools that you can use to remove/replace welch plugs and they look like this: you use the sharp edged tool to "dig" into the caps and pry them out and the flat tool is used to compress the new plugs. I haven't found that the sharp edged tool works very well and not at all on the brass plug you see. I got them out by drilling a hole in the center and then using a screwdriver to pry them out. HOWEVER.............this puts drill chips in the chamber and maybe in the ports and more importantly if the drill goes THROUGH the cap it will have already damaged the carb body. There is practically no clearance between the two so thats why I recommended that if you've cleaned the stuff you can get to easily and it still doesn't work correctly, you'll invest far less time to just replace it, they are not expensive.
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Hi Carey Shurley,
Thanks for your reply. Missed out on this thread for a long time. I'm still struggling with my engine and walbro carburetor. I have two questions this time. 1. I have a new carburetor on my heli. But as soon as I start it, the engine whirrs at a very high rpm even though the throttle is fully closed. How is it possible? Any solution to make the engine beat normally? 2. Is it possible to get any training anywhere in the world, in the maintenance of this carburetor and engine? Do you offer training to anybody? Or can you suggest others who do? |
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does it run at a higher than normal RPM and then slow down? If so thats normal. Takes a sec for all the fuel cavities in the carb to fill and the motor richens up
training - nothing format that I'm aware of, I'm pretty sure some videos exist if you search around. At some point I'll start to do a series on various tuning aspects
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It doesn't slow down at all. As soon as I pull the chord, it just picks up and keeps whirring all the while (not the thumping sound). The clutch doesn't engage during this period though. It puzzles me, because when I tried to increase the throttle, the engine rpm went lower and lower and with further increase in throttle, engine stopped !! I thought that the engine was flooding, so I checked the spark plug. It was not wet. It was absolutely fine.
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This thread is the absolute “Walbro for Dummies”
I have been using these little carbs for years with good results but never had the in depth look that your fantastic tutorial has given me. Thank you for taking the time to do this thread. Mike
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07-22-2012, 02:07 PM | #20 (permalink) |
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Walbro problem
First of all: Thank you Carey for the very detailed explanation on how these carbs work. Great stuff.
Based on your tutorial I tried to trouble shoot my WT 643 carb. The problem I have is that the fuel tank empties itself through the overflow on the bulb side. Normaly this only happens when I prime the carb with the bulb and when the bulb is full it will spit out some petrol through the overflow. But on my carb it keeps leaking fuel from the overflow. The primer bulb itself does not fill up properly when pushed but fills itself during the flight. What might be the problem??? Obviously a return valve is leaking but which one?? Thanks for your help! Robert |
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