After removing the plastic cover by way of 4 t20 torx screws, I made my way down the carb which is pictured here. Notice the old green sticky old gas/gel on it.
After removing the two screws, I twisted the throttle cable attached to the carb to remove it.
After disconnecting the gas lines going to the carb I drained all of the gas out of the tank. Green gas=bad gas
Now, the carb is out and I am ready to start cleaning! To start, I removed the 4 phillips head screws on the bottom. After the plate is off, this black gasket/reed valve is there. It is very delicate and thin, and if it is damaged it must be replaced. After carefully removing it, this is what I was left with.
On the top of the carb is one phillips head screw. I also removed that and was carefully removing the gasket. I was left with this.
Now that it is all out, I used cab cleaner it all the holes and on the plates I removed. It wouln't be a bad idea to blow compressed air into the holes as well. After it was all cleaned..
After it was all cleaned I repositioned the gasket correctly, put the plates back in place, and screwed them down. Then reinstalled the fuel lines, choke, and throttle cable. After it was back on I mixed up some 2 cycle oil and gas, and after a few pulls it started and ran great. It is now ready for a bath and to be posted for sale!
